Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

132 reviews

celiabutterworth__'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

charrrchar's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death

anneliseew's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: War

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tessduryea's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

kaymikulec's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, and Medical trauma

cindereads's review against another edition

slow-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

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry

hannahbee_97's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was well written. I found myself thinking about books I read in my American Lit classes in undergrad, this had similar vibes to those, but with more complex/diverse characters. It isn’t a book I’m likely to reread, but it was worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

victor_constantine's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death of parent

mmb_01's review against another edition

inspiring reflective 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

5.0

despite there being major ups and downs, and backstories on backstories crammed inside this book, mcbride seamlessly pulls everything together. a stunning portrait of lower class life in a small town in the 1920s and 30s, and so meticulously crafted through such thorough research this might as well have been written first-hand by the characters themselves. my favorite book i've read so far this year, and will definitely be reading again soon.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism