Reviews tagging 'Racism'

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor

20 reviews

themagpiereads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Dementia, Ableism, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, and Torture

Moderate: Child death and War

minthethtar's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Child death and Xenophobia

restlessreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

gossamerchild's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

This is a tricky one to review. O'Connor is a fabulous writer, there's no doubt about that. I'm not a huge short story reader and she really sucked me in. These particular stories, though, are hard to read. Not difficult, hard. Are her white characters so racist and bigoted on purpose, is she trying to make a point? Or was she really that racist? Maybe both? I'm glad I finally got around to reading this, but it's definitely not something I'd pick up again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

fifthavenuelion's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

Didn't finish the whole collection, read about half of the stories. I got tired of the same old predictable events with horrible characters and racist writing, and I usually can understand works that are "products of its time" and can look past certain things for the historical value. I only intended to read the titular story, so I'm surprised I got as far as I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

ratvibes's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Child death

marvelruinedmyspirit's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, and Violence

beaniebaby3000's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 Each story contains racial slurs. When I started I thought it would not be so continuous throughout, but the fact is, Flannery was poisoned by the racism of her times. However, like so many before me, I was still completely captivated by her story-telling abilities, and imagery especially of her characters. Some of the stories in this collection completely shook me (namely The River, A Circle in the Fire, and Good Country People) and that's why it still gets a 2.5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Religious bigotry