Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

13 reviews

theyannibannireads's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

This book would of gotten a higher rating if it wasn't for all the slurs, I get it, it's based in the past but that doesn't mean I wanna read 9 different slurs withing 10 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

nabbott's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Only 4 stars because there were definitely some things left out of season 3 for a good reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault

lindsreadingrenaissance's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Slavery

msbe_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, and Chronic illness

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

As always, excellent storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Torture, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Animal death, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

imrereads's review against another edition

I don't even know where to begin with this. The racism is through the roof, and I kept thinking it was going to get better, that our modern woman would do or say something, but it just kept getting worse. The one Asian character is so dehumanised, stripped of his name and is essentially an ugly stereotype. Also, why does nobody care that 30 year old Fergus marries a 15 year old? No thank you. None of the good part of the narrative is even close to enough to make me overlook all of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, War, and Rape

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident, Excrement, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Child death, and Infertility

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

loveisland's review

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

So I read this before watching the show which meant that I was Shocked by the slavery, the liberal use of the n-word, and the racism towards the Chinese character. An FYI to anyone reading these because I was rather Shocked and few of the reviews mention it. It gets 2 stars because I finished but literally would be 0 if I could even though I am an Avowed Jamie fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Trafficking, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

josiewie's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia