Reviews tagging 'Racism'

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

22 reviews

daradarklord's review

I gave this book a few chances. The writing is beautiful, I love the theme the author was conveying. I love Cigarette Sammy. I had to decide that my heart couldn’t handle the sexual violence or hyper sexuality the main character displayed. I hope all turned out well for this chracter in the end, my heart was truly with her. I had to stop reading for my own mental health. I’m interested in other books Monica Brashears will hopefully write though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse and Racism

stiorra's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

llams's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual content, Racism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Abortion, Death, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Body horror, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Dementia

randareads's review

dark sad tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Death, and Death of parent

kmoore98's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked it and I was confused. That could be my fault. I thought the writing style was great I just wanted more from some of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Racism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

holleysings's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Abortion, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

scottsmom's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Rape

pixeltune's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

overall, it was fine.

i really liked the idea but it fell a bit flat for me. the end was anti-climactic. i wasn’t a huge fan of how abortion was talked about. 

i love a female character who is constantly making mistakes, truly. magnolia was a compelling main character and i was rooting for her and it felt like she kept doing the wrong thing every chance she had. a decent glimpse into generational trauma, but again. the ending felt much too rushed for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Drug abuse, Abortion, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Stalking, Death, and Drug abuse

jellyfishleila's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence