Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

21 reviews

emdowd's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Gun violence and Xenophobia

boekentrol's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Car accident

gris_zorra's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hagen69's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Deeply emotional and thought-provoking. Pretty on-the-nose with little space for ambiguity. No thinking of your own required.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rei_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, and Car accident

lilcubana31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Child death and Trafficking

elyssam's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

A good but harrowing read. The ending felt a little rushed but was solid. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Xenophobia, War, and Deportation

marla_arguelles's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Deportation

kelboo's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lyssylyssy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder