Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Archief van verloren kinderen by Valeria Luiselli

8 reviews

someryarns's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Infidelity, Death, Child death, and Cursing

bobo_smrad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism

Minor: Gun violence

An astounding feat by the author. A stellar read! and...I cired at the end...quite a bit...

samsearle's review against another edition

reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Child death, and Xenophobia

impla77's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

Yeah, this just wasnt the book for me. I liked aspects of it, but it tended to drag, and was a bit too clever for its own good. Also, the ten minute runon sentence at the end.. I mean come on, that dragged this book down. These children are also the smartest and most fucking dumb children simultaneously, like in what world,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Child death, Police brutality, Trafficking, Racism, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity

afion's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Trafficking

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

It's most likely the right bokk but at the wrong time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Xenophobia

Depicts indigenous groups in Northern America as gone while they are still there.

ldandridge's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

At times a bit too esoteric, but overall a good read. The shifting perspectives and intertwining stories were a strength. While the story telling involving refugee and immigrant children is powerful and necessary, but the representation of native cultures could definitely have been better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism

shelby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Racism