Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier

9 reviews

jazful's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide and Confinement

stephaniezd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

Nearly flawless book - the end was INCREDIBLE. Twists and turns all along the way. The only thing I didn't care for was the backtracking of time when a new narrator would pick up - made the book drag a little at times, but overall, this was just amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Classism

shadowmaster13's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

jnl00700's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I almost DNF’d this book and honestly I kinda wish I had. I think this was supposed to be satire and commentary on wealth inequality but I don’t think the author has ever met a poor person or understands the struggles associated with poverty. Every character who was poor was either homeless or a drug addict or both and that’s not a cute look. And all the characters were very one dimensional and also they were all terrible people?? I don’t know, the entire book just rubbed me the wrong way. Also, it was very predictable. I guessed the ending like 2-3 chapters in. I say don’t waste your time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Classism, Death, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

money may not buy happiness but it sure is good for covering up some murders

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Classism, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Suicide

booksofautumn's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Classism, and Death

sarajane96's review

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Gun violence

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide

thereadingraccoon's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Book review: Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier

Good Rich People is an adult suspense novel about a trio of the ultra wealthy and the games they play with other people’s lives for their own amusement. 

Good Rich People is told in alternating POV’s between wealthy Lyla (wife of Graham and daughter-in-law to Margo) and Demi (their new tenant who stumbles into their lives by accident) against a glittering Los Angeles backdrop of wealth and privilege. Lyla is tasked with destroying the life of their latest unwitting tenant in a long standing game that her husband and mother-in-law invented. The game is that they rent part of their home to a self-made person on the cusp of success and then slowly unmake them. But Lyla can’t figure Demi out because she’s not who they were expecting to show up when the game began.

I would have enjoyed this book more if I approached it as a dark comedy instead of a straight thriller. The over-the-top descriptions of wealth, the lack of moral compasses among the characters and the weird descriptions of things as mundane as Graham’s scent made it an odd reading experience overall. It was written as if someone listened to Lorde’s “Royals” on repeat decided to write a book about rich people being awful. There was nothing remotely human or relatable about the interactions within the entire book and I quickly grew exhausted of their machinations (and Graham’s scent) and just wanted people to die or whatever. 

I wanted to enjoy this one and be entertained by the scenario of Spoiled vs Scrappy but none of the characters were clever or interesting enough to make it work for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship