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: Violence and Racial slurs

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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: Car accident, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Racial slurs

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

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

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: Car accident, Grief, Blood, and Death

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

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

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, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Racial slurs, and Cursing

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

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

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

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

Minor: Biphobia

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