Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Les Monstres by Lauren Beukes

9 reviews

hanyaya's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

Leila's parts read like that Hello Fellow Children meme. The climactic genre twist was a swing and a miss, and I would have liked it better without the supernatural stuff. Additionally, I found the conversational use of racial slurs by a white author, even if in Black characters' mouths, to be inappropriate and unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Bullying, Murder, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Miscarriage

bradycherish's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

erikwmj's review against another edition

dark tense 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Racial slurs, Child death, Body horror, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Rape

bookwormenthusiast's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Pedophilia

readingrainbow_butmakeitspoopy's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer

megansnextread's review against another edition

I’ve read a Beukes book in the past and enjoyed the chaotic plot. But this book was not as enjoyable. I want to hear more about the murder but we spend so much time on these other characters that I have no idea what their connection to the main plot is. None of the characters are likeable. Not only is the N word used unnecessarily but so is the R word, so no thanks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Racial slurs

bumpkinspice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt

senardade's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Violence