Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

67 reviews

mepereyra6's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Classism, and Racism

20sidedbi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Classism, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

nina_mk's review

emotional reflective sad 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Medical content, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Hate crime

noonoobean's review

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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: Classism and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

savreads28's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Medical content, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Death, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, and Dysphoria

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

informative mysterious 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

4.5

this was a very enlightening read with a lot of interesting characters and perspectives. this book is entirely third-person which i don’t often enjoy quite so much, but the author used it very well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Dementia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content

i count “sexual content” as consensual acts, so that’s why i tag it as minor

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Transphobia, Classism, and Vomit

lemonflower's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Death, and Racism

annatan's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Dementia, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

elanilanella's review

challenging dark hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Classism, Bullying, Rape, Gaslighting, Addiction, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault