Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

247 reviews

reshusky's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

The book was very calming even though it depicted terrible things at times. I liked how the book offers a glimpse into life in the Caribbean and of Caribbeans emigrating to the UK in the 1970s and 80s. 
A family of people who all have secrets discover through flashbacks what had happened in their mothers life.
The end of the book felt a little rushed. Every character got their ending quite quickly. I would have preferred a more open ending

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

jlfields925's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

honkinggoose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

valleysoshady's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I should have known from the jacket that it would be tough to read after experiencing the loss of a parent. And it was. So many themes.  Emigration, community, belonging, racism, feminism, family dynamics, secrets, being different, and so much more.

It made me love my family more, consider my priviledge, reflect on my parents as immigrants alone in a new country, my heritage. 

I loved all of the characters, their flaws, their strength, their damage and their triumphs. I loved the vein of politics and social justice, ever present and gracefully intertwined with the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

myking3's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

parchementhallucinations's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is so beautifully written. I ended up just thinking about this book for weeks after I'd finished. I loved the multiple pov. The characters are not perfect, they are not always likable, but they feel very real that way, and most redeem themselves in the end. This is a story of how important it is to share our truth with the people we love without assuming their response, but also how important it is to hear them in return.

The narrator's voices for the audio were lovely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

leandra433's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Murder