Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

70 reviews

rowans_revenge's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely amazing. Emily Tesh crafts a compelling space opera that serves as an allegory for modern warfare. This is a truly unique and well written book, and though it was a little dense at times, I can’t wait to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, and War

milliemudd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Misogyny and Abortion

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Really loved this, it kept me on my toes the whole way through and the characters were so interesting and compelling. The audiobook was amazing too, the narrator did a great job with all of the voices. Wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Racism, Police brutality, Abortion, and Outing

lady_sharp's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

5.0

This was fun as hell. Mind the trigger warnings, but this is what science fiction should be, using the premise to dig at the flaws of society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror and Abandonment

Contains an on-page suicide, women being forced into the roles of breeding stock, in-depth look at cults, attempted grooming of a minor and a successful past attempt that resulted in the birth of a child, genocide, a forced kiss, and an attempted rape

waqupi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Abortion

adotzam's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

primaius's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

minervacerridwen's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I love that this book didn't treat brainwashing as something a character can just as easily shake off. The things Kyr had learned all her life kept returning to haunt her, and I think that's the strength of this book. Action-packed with some shocking turns and interesting worldbuilding, Some Desperate Glory was an impressive rollercoaster.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bug_gwen's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

This was not the book to read during a terrible crisis in the Middle East. Having said that, it’s a compelling portrayal of fanaticism, authoritarianism, and xenophobia. It’s very good, but I just couldn’t 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Rape

eh1736's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide