Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

21 reviews

mabe_l's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Witty. Satire of english victorian novel/literary elites. Great narrator voice. Very interesting history of slavery in Jamaica.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

phoevincent's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

kelsea's review

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Violence

beckyhalsey's review

challenging informative slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

A dense, meta book that somehow weaves literary criticism, a slave story, and a trial drama into one book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

nialiversuch's review

dark emotional funny informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Grief, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Racism, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Trafficking and Sexual content

emilybartonspinks's review

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content and Racism

bessjoyce's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Interesting but dfficult to connect with characters and be compelled to pick it up. Lots of casual fatphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

bessadams's review

challenging funny informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexism, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Death of parent

isleofwoman's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Colonisation

Moderate: Death

mrscorytee's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Misogyny