Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

4 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Dysphoria, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Pregnancy, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Body shaming, Classism, and Fatphobia

maiahhtratchh's review

reflective fast-paced

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

0.25

I’m trying to find a constructive way to put into place my feelings of this book but I just can’t. The characters are so insufferable and blatantly narcissistic. There are just some perspectives that are not necessary and add noise to complicated modern issues. Having old aged white people of sufficient means looking into the political issues of 2020/2021 is not necessary (they are typically the voices that dominate conversations anyways). Especially when they blatantly sympathize with Nazis and romanticize cops (and cop violence). The characters are toxic, their relationships are toxic and this story doesn’t make me “see the other side” as much as it makes me see that ignorance is the biggest danger to our political landscape.

she writes a novel romanticizing a Trump-supporting cop who murders someone and gets away with it then states how she loves the cop she wrote… like it’s very upsetting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Hate crime

Trump supporter sympathizing; cop sympathizing; cop violence; nazi sympathizing

feebles640's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

The book covers 2020/2021 and discusses current events in America at that time (covid 19, black lives matter, Trump, attack on capital)

franklola's review

reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Racism