Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Himmel und Hölle by Malorie Blackman

79 reviews

jennaaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

ellafranks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Racism, and Suicide

danileah07's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

ells_shelves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Hate crime, Death, Classism, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Murder, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

rchristine11's review against another edition

2.75

I genuinely disliked this book and I’m very disappointed. I had higher hopes. The only part I liked at all was the last 30 minutes. I think, perhaps, i am not the target audience for this book. It offered me no new perspective on what receiving racism may look like. I felt that it (unintentionally) belittled the experiences of the Little Rock Nine, Sonnie Hereford,  Patricia Marcus, and every other brave child who had to face the angry masses. The book referenced MLK along with other notable figures and events from American history. It’s like this alternate reality is if you took 1960s American race relations and plopped it into modern day (2001) England, minus the KKK, plus the death penalty, and swapped races. And that’s it. 
It’s clear the author had good intentions but this was just a huge miss for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

gemmacateshort's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Violence, Hate crime, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

billie1401's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The book is good and such a fresh take on the issue of race and discrimination. I wish I read this when I was younger so I could appreciate the writing more but despite that it was still a good book and the ending was a shock

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Rape and Abortion

lethukhanyile's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

graciethomson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, and Suicide attempt