Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

5 reviews

readingrenbo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Death, and Sexual violence

millera9's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

nishidake's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Xenophobia, Rape, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Terminal illness, Vomit, Bullying, Child death, Classism, and Racism

raeof_sunshinebooks's review

emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

There's only one criticism I have to this book, and that's the pacing. It was a slow read, the chapters were uneven (some were two pages, others were twelve) and it could be hard to truck through the slower moments. But it was worth it. There are some books you have to sit with for a minute after reading to embrace the full impact, and for me, this was one of them. The story is an impactful one, layered in different aspects of political, social, and emotional issues. Cussy Mary, though fiercely independent and determined, is shunned - sometimes burdened and beaten, for her skin. Racial prejudice, inequality, and injustice are topics I think many of us are familiar with, but this put a different spin on things. It really expanded on the knowledge that racist people don't hate for a reason. They hate simply anything different than their "norm." In the sections of the book where Cussy is presented with the option to appear white, we got a heart-wrenching look at the desperation of minority people to feel like they fit in. We also got a good hard look at life in appalachia in the 1930's. The poverty that they faced, the illnesses that took them, and the hunger. I felt emotionally devastated by Cussy's losses. They felt personal, and they felt unfair. This book wasn't only entertainment, nor was it only educational. It felt like both, but more over, it felt important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

aniqah_w's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Sexual assault