Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

87 reviews

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

bruisedtigers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 “But it's the truth even if it didn't happen.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Suicide

jujumo's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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: Rape, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

tonyrig's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Suicide, Death, Racism, and Self harm

lizkocher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Dementia, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Hate crime

Minor: War, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

asmodeous's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Most of the time when I connect with a book I feel like I leave a piece of my soul with it when I finish. This book I feel like I got a new piece, it is not a piece that I necessarily want but this book still gave it to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Alcohol, Confinement, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Ableism

Minor: Misogyny, Self harm, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jperalta's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

ricardo_reads's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Confinement

Minor: Cursing and Racial slurs

shoshin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-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

Enjoyable, but loses points for racism, ableism, and misogyny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Ableism, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, and Sexual violence