Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

105 reviews

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Jane is apparently bi or pansexual and it looks like Katherine is asexual. That was a delightful surprise even though I'd love to see it explored more. Hopefully in the sequels it will be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Grief

Minor: Child death and Abortion

Slut-shaming, attempted murder of a child

5nazzyf0x's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

hopevigilshuck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

bronwyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Slavery

outtoexist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book hooked me from the beginning and was a great read. I think it slipped a little bit into trauma porn with a detailed whipping scene, but overall it was absolutely fantastic. Also SURPRISE QUEER REP!! Which I absolutely love, obviously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

thesecretlibraryghost's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

thenonmouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Dread Nation was a last minute pick to fulfill some lingering 2021 reading challenge prompts, but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it! This is why I do these challenges. In this YA historical fiction, the Civil War ended because zombies rose up on the battle of Gettysburg. I found this sci-fi alternate history take fascinating. It makes me think about how slavery “came back from the dead” in the forms of Jim Crow laws, segregation, and forced labor as criminal punishment. Black Americans still had to fight to survive, with or without a zombie apocalypse. The novel clearly has some deeper meanings to explore, but even on just the surface level, this was an enjoyable, action-packed read. I love when an author can keep up the quick pace of a fight scene while also taking the time to fully explain all the details of what’s going on. The characters were all very well-formed and distinct, especially our heroine Jane. I absolutely adore her! Bahni Turpin’s narration did a fantastic job of capturing all the accents of course. I am interested to read the sequel, mainly just to spend more time with these characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death

lalesbianlune's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Sexual harassment