Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal

6 reviews

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Addiction

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

afion's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs and Addiction

Minor: Body shaming

molly_greenshields's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Addiction, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

kath_knits's review

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Minor: Violence

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery

han2709's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

3.0

Solid characters and setting but the plot was a bit slow in the middle of the book. Audiobook was well narrated by Lenny Henry.

Was interesting to see things through the eyes of Leon. It was heartbreaking at times but was ultimately heartwarming and redemptive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence