Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson

23 reviews

briana513's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

Boring at times.

Ending didn’t feel like a resolution, kind of just seemed like Ruth gave up and everyone moved on? I mean it was for the better but it still seemed like a lot of build up for nothing

Midnight was definitely my favorite character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Police brutality, Miscarriage, and Racism

daniscorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Death

lady_elle's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

Minor: Slavery, Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

moriahleigh's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Racism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Police brutality

chelsaat's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

Remember when Obama was elected and all the pundits declared that racism was over? LOL. This book, while maybe a little heavy handed with its message, is a good reminder that as much as things may change, the more they stay the same. 

There's a lot of melodrama here, but the writing was distant in a way that meant I couldn't fully connect with these characters as much as I was expected to. I did like Ruth, but don't think Midnight's POV was wholly necessary. This book felt more like a depository for Themes than a fully lived-in story, if that makes any sense. Still, those themes are important and I'm glad I read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

suzyvee's review

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Ableism, Racism, and Bullying

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

blackcatkai's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

CW: racism, casual ableism, pregnancy & birth (graphic/on page), violence, alcohol use, drug use mentioned, gun violence, police brutality, death of a parent mentioned, infertility & miscarriage mentioned, classism, bullying, violence, child abuse

this type of contemporary isn't usually my go-to, so I had a bit of a hard time getting into it, but overall a really good read. Johnson has a way with words and I'd be interested in what she writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Bullying, Blood, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Drug use, Death of parent, Infidelity, Infertility, and Sexual content

unlyke_li's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

The best parts of this book were the intimate exchanges between the characters and the descriptions of everyday life.  The book fell short when it added in social commentary that was disguised as reflective thought.  It is hard to believe that the character would have such clarity of thought at that moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Classism, Abandonment, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Police brutality, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infidelity

alyx_d's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Cursing, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use