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jamielikestoread's review
- 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
Graphic: Racism
hannahryan08's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexism and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence
Minor: Blood
vanadiumbean's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Chronic illness and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, and Slavery
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia
lynching, hanging, misogynoirtaleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Bullying
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment and Blood
mariamoi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism
rainytea's review
- 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
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment
rebthack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Violence
barbsantos's review
- 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
This book is a great take on historical fiction, it discusses difficult topics such as racism, segregation, and even how the suffragist movement in the US was racist with a hopeful but truthful lens.
The main character, Jo, is strong and determined. I loved her so much! I really hope we get a sequel so we can know what happened with Miss Sweetie.
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Gore
Minor: Child abuse
kayladaila's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Stacey Lee seamlessly touches on so many themes over the course of The Downstairs Girl. My favorite was Lee’s handling of intersectional feminism. From Jo’s column to her involvement with the Women’s Rights movement, there is so much to unpack, and sadly, most of it still needs to be unpacked today.
The Downstairs Girl reminded me of Last Night at the Telegraph Club. It didn’t help that Emily Woo Zeller read the audiobook for both. However, they are both about young Chinese American women dealing with inter-generational conflict and discrimination. I think these books are worth looking at next to each other.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Rape