Reviews tagging 'Racism'

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

33 reviews

ladydamonayde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

jacob_dion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping and Cannibalism

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kleinerdiktator's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Random in a good way, I never grow tired of Gaiman's writing. The only thing I didn't like was

how quick and easy the war was resolved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Car accident

raelinton's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

I really enjoyed the book though it was meandering and not a lot happens until the last quarter. The world is interesting enough that you don't really mind. (Worth noting that NG did say in the introduction that he wanted to write a novel that was meandering and weird, which he did.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

miayukino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

Helped me get over some big book fear. I love Shadow so much, which is saying something because I never tend to feel so strongly about protagonists. This book comforted me as I chugged through it, slowly, probably over a year. But it was worth it, and l imagine I’ll be reading it again when the time is right. It was wonderful to finish this book in time for spring. 

2024 update: this was my favorite book. i’m so disgusted and sad. believe survivors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and War

cstein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

A couple too many driving scenes and stays in decrepit hotels/houses bogged down the narrative in the middle. However, overall I found it to be a provocative and authentic-feeling exploration of American culture, rounded out by a slow burn small-town mystery and anchored by a fantastical romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

szote's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War