Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

6 reviews

maybephasing's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Incest

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

jenn_reads's review against another edition

fast-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

2.5

I don't understand why everything has to be a series. This does not have an ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Incest, Classism, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Infidelity and Death

Minor: Death of parent

sarah2438's review against another edition

1.0

This is what happens when you indulge your inner child and buy the book you had your eye on in high school.
I really can't think of any redeeming factors for this book.
These teenagers are so fricken dumb. I thought this would be like a futuristic Gossip Girl, which is definitely what it was going for, but the drama wasn't even intriguing.
The worldbuilding is nonexistent-- the building exists, but it seems like so does a lot of New York, but maybe there's been some sort of climate crisis? And why do people live on the lower floors of this building, where they're treated like trash, if they can just live somewhere else? The constant name-dropping of all these fancy tech gadgets we didn't know anything about was honestly so annoying.
Oh and then there's the fricken INCEST. Yeah. This book went there. I would even say that's the main romance of the book.
Then there's the fact that no skin colors are ever mentioned until the very end, when the crazy drug addict is casually revealed to be black. That felt pretty yikes.
It wasn't even fun to get through, but by the time I realized how much I disliked it and how it wasn't getting any better, I was in too deep. I needed to finish it so I could rightfully give it a 1 star.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Drug abuse

xela260's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Incest, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Classism

triptych_turning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

I wanted to enjoy this book slightly more than I did. It drew me in and was un-put-down-able, but more in the way a sketchy reality TV show is. The characters were vibrant and life-like, and while there were definitely some I rooted for, there were some that I was... less enamoured with, which is still strong characterization. I was hoping to find it a little less romance-y, but really, no major compalints. I think that it was simply not quite to my personal tastes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Death and Incest

itszainab's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Incest

Minor: Classism and Infidelity