Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

38 reviews

ashybear02's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Excrement, Child abuse, Cancer, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death, Classism, and Domestic abuse

amberlinanderson's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

This book is an emotional roller coaster: heart warming, disturbing, funny in some parts, sad in others. It was a good historical fiction highlighting a brave group of women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Infertility, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Pregnancy

zealandrc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

I loved rereading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Hate crime

janetpollert's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Murder, Police brutality, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

juliaathomsonnn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Racism, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Infertility, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death

kamthereader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Toxic friendship

daisiesandbees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

merenguita's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Me encantó la forma en que el libro está escrito, creo que se distinguen muy bien las voces de los 3 personajes que narran y sus personalidades. La escritura logra que se conecte emocionalmente con los personajes y rápidamente deseaba verlas con finales felices. El desarrollo en las relaciones que existen entre los diferentes personajes también está muy bien logrado
Skeeter es... molesta... me parece muy cuestionable su objetivo en el libro y hay cosas que hace que me molestan, todavía no me queda claro si la autora busca criticar estas conductas o no.

Por ejemplo cuando recién está presentando la idea del libro a la periodista famosa, Abileen le deja en claro que no va a colaborar en algo así, y aún así le dice a la periodista que tiene criadas a quien entrevistar y piensa convencer a Abileen, sin considerar seriamente su palabra y los peligros que correría. Su foco parece estar únicamente en su propio éxito profesional en ese momento

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En general me parece cuestionable que una autora blanca escriba historias de mujeres negras, pero creo que no soy la mejor persona para profundizar en este aspecto. Relacionado a esto también me hubiese gustado ver un poco más de feminismo interseccional aplicado en los personajes, creo que habían hartas oportunidades de hablar de ello, de realizar una critica al patriarcado y esto no es algo realmente logrado. Posiblemente tampoco estaba dentro de los objetivos de la autora

por ejemplo con Elizabeth y la obligación que tienen las mujeres de tener hijos, la exclusión de miss Celia por venir de una clase más baja o juzgarla por como viste, la violencia intrafamiliar que subre Minny, etc.

el libro no toma provecho de sus propios set-ups.
Lo otro que no me gustó mucho es el poco romance que se intenta desarrolla, nunca me importó el intéres amoroso y por lo tanto me era indiferente que pasaba con él.
Elementos que me gustaron especialmente: La relación de Abileen y Mae Mobly, en general su preocupación con los niños, pero en especial con ella. El final,

me encanta que no haya terminado todo cuando Skeeter se va a Nueva York, temía que eso fuese así y el tema de la violencia intrafamiliar o el futuro de Aibleen quedase abierto, pero no, incluso hay más énfasis en esos finales y me parece maravilloso

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism

brenna_b's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Racism, and Toxic relationship

pini27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide attempt