Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

39 reviews

xoodlebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility

deepfriedaries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Violence

dagmarrugosa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was beautifully and lyrically written conceptual sci fi that  leans into complex themes surrounding racism, human culture, social class, and  the power of religion to control people. It  explores diversity of bodies and gender and neurotypes all within the world of a rigid society living on a colony ship traveling from space away from a ravaged earth. I love sci fi like this where the science and tech is not the primary focus, though it is there, but instead the  focus is on the people and their inner worlds.  Definitely an intense and  often  graphic read.  If themes  surrounding sexual assault and racially charged violence are hard for you, this would be a challenging read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is incredibly engaging and unique. It would be easy to describe it as

slavery but in space

and nothing else but that, but there's so much more to it. Because there's a different hierarchical system in place, it shows new ways people maintain control over others. Additionally, the relationships between the various characters are so complex, and it doesn't take the easy way out of focusing on some sort of romance as a happy ending. Also, side note,

Aster is totally autistic and I really loved getting to see myself in her character in that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

This book is incredible. It is so much and everything more. I feel lucky to have read it. It covers graphic and difficult topics, but the plot has so much momentum I was able to move with it. It felt inexplicably real but just enough fantasy for it to be bearable- I don't have the words for what this book means to me in this moment. I think it is a special read that will stay withmee

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical content, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, and Abortion

This contains heavy topics, please take care of yourself as you read it, but if you can, I think it is worth it

charlieleelee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

quorumbutton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

becomeinchoate's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Police brutality, Racism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, and Mental illness

caidyn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book has been on my radar since the beginning of this year when people were raving about the author's other book, The Deep. And I finally got to it. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other, but it was still extremely well-written and intriguing. I found myself enjoying Theo's perspective (for that brief time when they switched perspectives) better than Aster's. I also got major autism vibes from Aster, although those words were never used in the story. Also, the ending? Meh. That's what made me bump it down from 4 to 3.5. Still good, but not my favorite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Rape, Medical content, and Hate crime

Moderate: Pedophilia and Incest