Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

72 reviews

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Torture, and Xenophobia

j_hornick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Kidnapping, and Confinement

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Deportation, and Vomit

sapreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A lyrical, dark historical fiction that uncovers a dark part of US history. Events take place in both China and the US and depict the intimate story of the main character as well as the larger story of Chinese immigrants during the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. It is fiction based on a mysterious truth uncovered in an archive by the author. Beautifully written and tragically executed. 

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Content Warnings

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

dianavdavidson_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Trafficking

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

hjesm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Gore, Racial slurs, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Slavery, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Trafficking

taylizart's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Why did I think this book would have a happy ending? I am a fool. A really important read that feels very topical considering the anti-Asian hate that has been rampant ever since the start of COVID. The main character is truly unique but real and I found myself rooting for her from the very beginning. She is not a damsel in distress but she is also not a hero. She is simply a person trying to survive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

ungildedlily's review against another edition

challenging sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

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

ends with the main characters being lynched, with some quite graphic (though not sexual) depictions of violence

elizabetheby's review against another edition

emotional sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

thelittle_seokmin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Racism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexism, Gore, Misogyny, Body horror, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Ableism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Vomit