Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

8 reviews

2busyreading's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Bullying

Moderate: Racism and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Dementia

mekeisha's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Dementia

afion's review against another edition

3.25

Kind of wish I’d read the physical version instead of the audiobook because from the reviews and some photos I’ve seen it seems like the illustrations really enhance the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

your_true_shelf's review

adventurous lighthearted sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

heytayashleigh's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Racism, and Suicide attempt

penofpossibilities's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

Minor: Abandonment and Animal cruelty

kateybellew's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The strong voice of the protagonist Julia, combined with the luscious nature writing, makes this children’s book pretty special. The gorgeous two-tone illustrations by Tom de Freston are captivating and a few took my breath away.

This an emotional story of search and discovery, both literal and psychological. Julia and her parents spend the summer on a remote island while Julia’s mother desperately searches for a Greenland shark. However, things unravel as Julia’s mum’s behaviour and emotions becomes more erratic and turbulent.

Spoilers and content warnings: Julia’s mum has Bipolar Disorder. After experiencing mania, she dives into a depressive episode and attempts suicide. It is also made clear the method used in the suicide attempt, which I don’t personally think was necessary.

*Proof*

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Bullying, and Racism

The method of suicide is mentioned.