Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

118 reviews

jesromas's review

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

God this was so disappointing. The cast of characters and the setting were so heartwarming and exciting. But the white saviour narrative pretty much ruined the whole thing. I found the protagonist grating and the political messaging in this book was so weak, especially considering this was supposedly “inspired” by the Sixties Scoop. It felt like if Blindside was a comedic fantasy book with a bad-fanfiction-y romance shoehorned in. The fact that there’s anything redeemable about this story is a testament to how strong the side characters and setting were. And even the strength of the side characters was compromised by their use as props in the character development of the protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Colonisation and Racism

Minor: Confinement

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

A real life plane crash is discussed in one scene. There are a few uncomfortable jokes made about child characters.
Not sure how to tag it, but the fact that the fantasy oppression narrative was partially inspired by the Sixties Scoop is very much something to be aware of.

honeywine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best, most hopeful books I’ve read in a while. I read it in only a few days, staying up too late in order to finish. 

I marked genocide as a content warning because

this book deals heavily with the assimilation of minority (magic) children into the world of the colonizer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Genocide

Moderate: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment

capucapulet's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• 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: Ableism

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

nickel_'s review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, Xenophobia, and Confinement

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Child abuse

rachael_jo's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

elizabeth_lepore's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

mel_s_bookshelf's review

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Violence

youreawizardjerry's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

madradstarchild's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Religious bigotry and Confinement