Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Trees by Percival Everett

9 reviews

isobel_laura's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Blood, Death, Racism, Murder, Cursing, and Racial slurs

truly_yours_insomnia's review

dark funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Death, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Incest, and Police brutality

disguisedposer's review

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Murder, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Physical abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Body horror

bookb1itch's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

thanks, Aidan, for insisting I read this.  I LOVED the dark humour and the completely weird story, but confess I'm not sure I completely GET IT.  I totally understand the "why", but am a bit confounded by the "how" of this story.  (Although I feel this is a "me" problem", it is why I haven't given the book a perfect score. ) As a commentary on racism, it is perfect.  I'm now looking for the right mature students to share this with, and am sure my English Lit teacher friends will also enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Violence, Death, Hate crime, and Murder

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Ableism, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

summerb's review

dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Alcohol, Slavery, and War

jiayuanc's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism

orla_h's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Slavery