Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

81 reviews

namielle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This book is really sad, but I thought that it was written well. Daiyu has her flaws, but you root for her to triumph over all of the things that happen to her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Trafficking, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault

superlillative's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The style the book was written in made it easy to read, but the seriousness and emotional depth are still very prominent and conveyed well. Zhang does a great job in developing characters in few words. 

As an Asian American, it is sobering to read these accounts as history is meant to learn from, not something that can be cherry picked because someone does not agree or share an opinion. 

I know it’s my own personal preference, but I would have enjoyed more historical descriptions of the environment as well, but I understand that this book is meant to focus on the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Hate crime, and Rape

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Kidnapping and Colonisation

martinjen98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racial slurs, Murder, Bullying, Racism, Dysphoria, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Hate crime, Death, and Child abuse

emmachinami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Grief, Violence, Racism, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs

witz25's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault

mollz12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

This book was intense the whole way through. I don’t want to give the ending away but it is not happy. The character tries over and over again to succeed. 
I loved this book and yet was so torn to not want to read the ending. It was hard to see someone just be beaten down. It’s a beautiful read and the author really studied what happened to Chinese Immigrants and Slaves back in the 1800’s. What a sad world they lived in and as white people continue to make people of color suffer in. 

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Content Warnings

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

unablelemon's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

swen20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

As someone who didn’t know much about the Chinese Exclusion Act, this book was informative and impactful. A tough read but something I will be recommending to everyone I know.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence

fkshg8465's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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

Beautifully written, a story that needed to be told. Will be gifting a copy to my niece. Worth reading through how the author decided to write this story. Historical fiction that probably happened to many Chinese women and Chinese citizens. Need to acknowledge it of part of US history too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, and Confinement

lcg527's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Hate crime, and Excrement