Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

48 reviews

abigail_lo's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

what a sad little book — my heart breaks for little sherman alexie <3 inevitably pulled at my heartstrings as i remembered just how devastating it is to experience real, life-changing grief as a child. there’s just nothing quite like having your world change forever when you’re only 14.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Racism, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

Minor: Ableism and Drug use

agenericmirkwoodelf's review

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

3.5

3.5 round up! Important story, a few icks! 
I think this is a book that needs to exist. It’s a powerful story with a lot of charm and wit, yet it remains incredibly grounded throughout. It says a lot of things that need to be said, and being semi-autobiographical, every character feels real. 
That said, I do think it handles some issue poorly. Obviously, being autobiographical as it is, the author is free to discuss the protagonist’s issues however he likes. However, I felt like some of the other issues in the book were handled pretty poorly- particularly surrounding the character Penelope. I understand the POV character is an unabashedly thirsty teenage boy, and the narrative style is allowed to reflect that, but it felt absolutely wrong to read about-

 [Spoilers + TW] 

- how “incredibly sexy” this character was immediately after learning she struggled with ED.




That’s just my take, though! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Bullying, Homophobia, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

dch7's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Car accident, and Death

chelseaabu1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

te_ss_i's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Colonisation, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

pumathepanther's review

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

burntsiennabooks's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Addiction, and Alcoholism

mgrim10's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Racial slurs

littki's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Colonisation, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Bullying, Genocide, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Classism, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Classism, Drug use, and Violence

dancingprince's review

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• 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

4.5

Real and necessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Homophobia