Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Passing by Nella Larsen

5 reviews

cloversplatt's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

amelody's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

kerrence30's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really interesting insight into the idea of “passing” that I’d never have considered before. Very of it’s time, so extreme levels of bigotry and blatant racism throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lateromantic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Outing

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking, Colonisation, and Classism

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death and Outing