Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

42 reviews

ebgat's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Child death

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content and Cancer

Minor: Hate crime and Child death

mengzhenreads'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

4.5

The writing and prose is beautiful and all the different perspectives made this book truly thought-provoking and profound.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Hate crime

davidrb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

My only criticism of the book is that I wish it was longer. Unfortunately, I just wanted more of it! Some parts felt a little underdeveloped, but it was masterfully done even for how short it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

sarahbuckley's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.5

I wasn’t sure how every story would tie together but the ending was so good and gut wrenching.

I didn’t think Iris could be redeemed, but by the end I really enjoyed her character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Child death, and Racism

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual content

kierscrivener's review against another edition

emotional

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

3.5

This is an intergenerational story of a family, of their trials and disconnections. Of teen pregnancy and of finding oneself. I enjoyed it heartily but with how shirt it was and so many stories interweaving back and forth I never felt like I fully got to know the characters.

Iris was the character I connected with and loved seeing Aubrey, but their daughter's parts that bookmarked the book I felt unmoored in following. We mostly saw her as a child and it felt strange that she was the one beginning and ending and we never fully saw thirties Iris' thoughts and inner world.

I really loved the story but if it had been more fleshed out and longer it would have become a favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism

ivana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism

isobelk_18's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

eicart_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent

repunzee's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Child death