Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

6 reviews

maevefinn's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Ableism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Antisemitism

kellymoroney's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Slavery, Colonisation, Blood, Death, Racism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism and Body shaming

carleesi's review against another edition

2.5

Bloody hell

i forgot that Jamie rapes a teenager in this book. And it’s written like he did her a favour and couldn’t help himself??? Awful.

The fatphobia 😩 (p. 253, 262, 268, 670)

The fatphobia on page 670 in particular has stayed with me since I first read this as a teenager. The concept that the best advice a mother could ever give her daughter is “don’t get fat” is so completely horrendous. Bad mothering. Bad writing.

Rape myth/ victim blaming p. 256

Terrible racism on p. 268 that’s written as if Claire is meant to look better in comparison, even though she doesn’t actually call it out???

Chapter 20 reeks of a white person writing a black character and has even more fatphobia!

I just got up to Mr Willoughby and now remember why last time I read this series I swore I’d never read them again. This is so overtly racist it is incredibly difficult to read. The character is a stereotyped caricature who is treated like a pet by Jamie.

Chapter 35 is something else. Is Claire suddenly 13? Why the fuck would she run back to the stones, after acknowledging that another trip through would kill her, without having a proper conversation with Jamie? I mean one where they don’t just aggressively fuck.

WHY is a 30 year old man marrying a 15 year old and everyone is chill about it? Oh wait sorry no, they have problem with his birth and career, but the age diff is fiiiiine. “It was a different time” - okay but this was written in the 1990s sooooo

Chapter 53 is awful and rough and so unnecessary. Huge TW for enslavement, racism, sexual assault, violence, death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Fatphobia

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Vomit

apwidom's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Another successful epic in one of my favorite series. A few themes that were (thankfully) left out of the television adaptation. There is an antisemitic trope that Gabaldon included which easily could have been omitted. Had she or an editor researched the provenance or even the discourse surrounding such tropes, it probably wouldn't have been included. I can't say much more without spoilers. 

 

There are themes surrounding the slave trade, although historically accurate, were unreasonably graphic as compared to other sensitive topics. Combined with the repeated use of white-savior heroism, these depictions were invasive and heavy-handed. 

 

Nonetheless, the writing is phenomenal. There is something for everyone--romance, adventure, drama, and humor. The plot is captivating, the characters are complex, and the imagery is rich and creative.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Ableism, Xenophobia, Slavery, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Racism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Medical content

ericaosko's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia