Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin

94 reviews

sneakysquid's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely devastating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia

sandwiiche's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

hoooooooooooollllyyyyyyyyyy this was one heck of a book
this book grabbed my heartstrings and made me FEEL 

the characters were frustrating and flawed at times, but nevertheless, i felt myself root for them, i empathised deeply with them, and i felt my heart break when theirs broke. 
the story was also very sad - sadder than i expected

when marx died i was devastated, both at his death and at the repurcussions it would have on sadie and sam

 
i liked all the issues and ideas that gabrielle zevin explored in the book, and i also liked the interwoven scenes of game playthrough and how it aided the narrative flow. it was especially sweet to see how sadie and sam bonded over games.

perhaps the pacing felt a little slow sometimes, or a little repetitive, but 
i thoroughly enjoyed this tragic tale of grief, loss, connection and ultimately, love.

"i love you."
"terribly."

🥹🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, and Homophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

miles's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

God this book is fucking phenomenal. Very life-affirming, very emotional, very devastating, very beautiful. It ripped out my heart and broke me and then put me back together. I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Vomit, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, Cancer, and Toxic friendship

Only adding the 'toxic friendship' tag because Sam and Sadie hurt each other a lot, mostly because of miscommunication and misconstruing the other's intentions, but they love each other a lot and are each other's most important person in the world so it's complicated, really.

diazaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship

sabinamaniak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical content, Vomit, Homophobia, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Gun violence, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Ableism, Xenophobia, Hate crime, and Abortion

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Cancer, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Car accident, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Gore, Ableism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder

minskiwho's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

holy crap! what a book! honestly, love love love this. i found it a bit hard to get started with it but once i did, i could hardly put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion

jasluu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abortion, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

inneraman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed reading the first half of this book but the second half was slow and long. I didn’t understand where the book was going and it felt like I was waiting for something to happen, but it never came. There were also parts in the second half that didn’t make sense why they were written and I would have preferred more story line in the second half, than random ‘fictitious’ characters/stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Ableism, Gun violence, Chronic illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Cancer