Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

88 reviews

cheeseplant111's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

it was ok ,, fun concept

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Addiction and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Colonisation

cstein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

One of the better romance novels I've read! I found the characters lovable and their lives as political and public figures believable. I also appreciated McQuiston's seamless incorporation of queer history.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Outing, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Addiction, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

bri__'s review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

The writing in this book was interesting and beautiful at times. some of the quotes between characters in this book were chefs kiss. I love the super six group, all of the characters in this book were amazing and interesting to read about. I strangely liked the political side of the book and how it all tied together with Henry and Alex's relationship. I also loved the correlation between the name of the book and the meaning behind it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation and Emotional abuse

Minor: Genocide, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

chris_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Colonisation and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Cancer

jjjreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Stalking, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

flysick's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Outing, and Colonisation

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

Graphic: Homophobia and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Outing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Slavery, Incest, Cancer, Blood, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, War, and Xenophobia

moonchildjuli's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Colonisation, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

smasson13's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a reread for me. I absolutely loved this book the first time around. It was witty and fun but also had some real meat to it at over 400 pages. 

The characters are complex but I did notice this time around that they felt, while expansive, maybe a little shallow. The spicy level of this book is great, the build up is excellent, though very close to a fade-to-black. 

As well, the pace of the book felt much slower the second time around. I did have a very, very difficult time with McQuiston's second novel being extremely slow (almost DNF), so i wasnt surpised coming back that i found this slower on a second read.

Overall though, the book manages to cover a huge expanse of topics, themes, and tropes. I loved the cuteness of the friendships portrayed and would have loved to see more. It is a USA politics based book though, so it does make references that would be best understood if you were up to date on politics when the book was written. 

I really liked this book and will still give the author a shot on their third. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Cursing, and Outing

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Colonisation and Racism