Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

13 reviews

mamacroonie's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

nopebook's review

challenging dark funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Ableism

Minor: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Cursing, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

readingthroughthelists's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

My favorite Flannery thus far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Self harm

adaeze's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Violence, Self harm, Racism, and Murder

rshall's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

another_dahlia's review against another edition

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Racism, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

beautifulminutiae's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

novelideea's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual content

savannahtrice's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Flannery O'Connor is such a talented writer who crafted a lovely meditation on how religion affects different people's lives. I think I would have understood the metaphor of this more, and enjoyed it more, if I had ever read the bible. This was a really great book, but I felt like the incessant use of the n-word was overdoing it a bit on O'Connor and her characters part. Overall, I liked the book, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone on account of how niche it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

vinnski's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Murder