Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

18 reviews

savheath's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Abortion, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Classism

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Dementia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Infertility, Slavery, Eating disorder, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Racial slurs

sholtie's review

challenging emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Finally! A book that understands history is gossip! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Police brutality, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug use, Abortion, Classism, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infertility and Vomit

shantastic_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Story is compelling.  I especially appreciated the chapters of the characters in the past.  The writing style, though, was mediocre and bland.  It felt like a draft - the frame of a great story, but the writing was more utilitarian than distinctively stylistic.  The audiobook is enjoyable to listen to overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical content, Racism, Classism, Death, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Misogyny

lindsayerin's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Classism, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism

mortiffa's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

So, I have mixed feelings.

While I really enjoyed this story and thought this book had a lot of interesting things to say, I don't know if the way it was executed worked for me. The dual time lines weren't given the same weight or attention, and Kitty's story - while interesting - was the bulk of this novel. I would have loved to follow Elise and her sisters a lot more than we got the chance to. The movement between one timeline and the next was kind of choppy, on top of it.

I don't think the writing itself is bad; the prose is simple and concise, but not plain. I just don't think this novel is as organized as it should be, and the subject matter gets lost in the shuffle of everything. This could have easily been a 4 star read for me had more thought and organization been put into telling the story. It just doesn't feel like a finished draft to me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Racism, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Slavery

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Grief, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Medical content, Rape, Addiction, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infertility, and Infidelity