Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Don't Cry for Me: A Novel by Daniel Black

41 reviews

lea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racism, Terminal illness, Rape, Cancer, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Slavery

zoonewrevues's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

megbooks02's review against another edition

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

5.0

I read Don’t Cry for Me in one sitting; I couldn’t put it down. The audiobook is fabulous, and the writing is beautiful. This isn’t a book I would recommend to everyone, but I think it’s a very important novel that made me have lots and lots of feels for a variety of reasons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Cancer, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Medical content

danileah07's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

ehernandez's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence

hanreadin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Cancer, and Abortion

fifi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

“If you get nothing else from this letter, understand that I never knew how to love. I dreamed of it, but I never experienced it. What I knew was pain. So that’s what I gave you. I’d never seen a black life free from it, so my job as a father, I assumed, was to prepare your back for the load. I hope that, after you read this, you’ll return my pain to me.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

jazhandz's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Hate crime