Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Outlawed by Anna North

129 reviews

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gun violence, and Infertility

Moderate: Racism, Abortion, and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

noragoudie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a really interesting book, unlike anything I’ve read prior. I appreciated reading a western that centered around strong female characters, and I found many aspects of this book interesting and compelling. However, I think execution could have been better and there were iffy aspects about the core messages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Abortion, Racism, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

louiseelizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Homophobia, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Pregnancy, Death, Murder, Abortion, Racism, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Incest, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

maybe the most disappointed in a book i've been in a long time. queerness is made both accessory and token, and the story north is trying to tell in no way justifies the alternate history she's created for it. absolutely wild to me that you can set out to purport that biological essentialism is bad (but perhaps i'm giving her too much credit?) and then come up with a book that is... very much supportive of biological essentialism. even aside from my own icky feelings about outlawed as a queer person, so much of what north has done here feels like craft malpractice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Death, Grief, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Colonisation and Abortion

Minor: Incest, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal death, Cancer, and Sexual violence

acemummerz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Animal death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Infidelity, Abortion, Violence, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Sexism, and Misogyny

neens_m's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racism

sshabein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.0

I wouldn't say I'm generally a "Western" fan, but if you involve women, especially queer women, I'm going to pay attention. Though the protagonist is a straight white woman, she at least has the good sense to pay attention to those around her who are different, and her naiveté becomes more a thing of the past. Set in a somewhat alternate western U.S., much parallels our present day struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, and Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Medical content, Murder, Infertility, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Transphobia, and Misogyny

hailey_brueggen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Blood, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Excrement, Misogyny, Racism, and Outing

hbby's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny