Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

9 reviews

kennedyasdfghjkl's review

challenging reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs and Violence

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

bek_p87's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was as gorgeous and lush as the island setting. I felt the tension - sexual and otherwise - as Feyi grappled with her feelings and choices regarding Alim, and I admired her courage and self-knowledge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Car accident

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

pia_h's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

It's a beautifully written, heart-wrenching novel but I didn't agree with its message.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Alcohol

venetiana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense slow-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

5.0

Best book I've read in a long time. Sometimes I wanted to highlight All the Words, the writing is beautiful.
Very emotional (in a good way) and tender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

cassandrapaige's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

laurataylor's review

dark emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rubycs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

I loved it ! 

From the rich descriptions of the location, people, events and emotions felt by the characters to the tense scenes, this book was a true work of art.

LGBTQIA+ rep: The MC is bisexual, but in this book is only in relationships with men. Her bsf is a raging lesbian (and we love her for it) and there are a few other sprinklings of gay…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Blood

Minor: Biphobia

Cw for slurs: N word used by black people as a term of endearment