Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

90 reviews

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

Very interesting premise executed impeccably. Exciting, intriguing, and heartwarming (/breaking at times!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Gore

lahariel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

mickij's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Murder

lainibop's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Violence

sshabein's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

I don't remember who recommended this series to me, but I'm glad that they did because this was great. An alternate history set a few decades after the dead rising interrupts the US Civil War — sometimes this sort of thing is something I'd rather watch than read, but that wasn't the case here. The audiobook narrator also does a good job. The story keeps things moving, and the writing is direct, sometimes funny, and every character is a whole person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Minor: Slavery

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Oh boy I loved this so much! Jane is born immediately after the end of the Civil War and three days later, the dead rise up. This book's world building makes so much sense and is so well thought out. Can't wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

lb2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Slavery

barefootbetsy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

This was excellent! I’m so glad I bought the sequel before I finished this book. Looking forward to starting it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

blkunicorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

rmsbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I started this book last year. But it wasn't feeling it at the time. I picked it up again this week and I'm glad.

I do love a character that knows she's flawed but doesn't make it her personality especially in this type of book. She knows how to survive and does it well. 

The other characters in the book are loved too even though we didn't get to know most of them. I hope we do in the second one. 

I don't think I had many issues other than the fact that I wished there was more zombie killings. Graphic ones. I don't know why I but I feel like it wasn't enough. 

I recommend this book to anyone who likes historical science fiction and black girls being bosses and killing zombies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War