Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Ayiti by Roxane Gay

5 reviews

lianne_rooney's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Stalking, Rape, and Genocide

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Sexism, and Infidelity

nnia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Colonisation

kia_y_k's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: War, Hate crime, Animal death, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

smallredboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! Especially the longer stories, "In the Manner of Water or Light", "Of Ghosts and Shadows" and "A Cool, Dry Place", but the shorter ones were also amazing; my favorite of those was "Gracias, Nicaragua y Lo Sentimos".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, War, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, and Mental illness