Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

3 reviews

katelynwillliams's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

woke? no
genius philosopher?  yea 

“a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved” 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, and Rape

stormblessedt's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.5

I loved Slaughterhouse Five, and I was enjoying Sirens of Titan too…

until the casually thrown-in r*pe. It was pretty jarring and I even stopped reading for a few days. I eventually continued reading hoping it wouldn’t be glossed over but it got worse— she actually thanked him for it towards the end. 

Such a shame, because this was otherwise a nice, short book that tackles the futility of human life done via sci-fi. Some bits at the beginning were pretty funny too.  The part on Mars and Mercury were a bit tedious and not as interesting. The ending was a mixed bag.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

Minor: Rape

graceflvnt's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Racial slurs