Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin

15 reviews

daisy_eliza's review

5.0

Hands down the best book I've read in a long time. Each character is clearcut and Marsh is a character that you can't help but root for. Sour Billy is so evil that it makes the book thrilling and you can't help but adore Marsh's devotion to his boat, like a lover, even when times get hard. The epilougue is short, sweet and beautiful. One of the best books i've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Slavery, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death, and Gore

saffic's review

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

 Disclaimer, I read this book after being recommended it as a branching off point from GRRM's non-ASOIAF books.

The first half of this book... was tough to get through for many reasons, but I'm only going to go into one. I have never hated a character more than I hated Sour Billy Tipton. Nor Joffrey, nor Ramsay (maybe Ramsay), nor Craster could rise such vitriolic anger I felt towards Sour Billy.

His death was the most cathartic thing to have ever happened to me.

It is purely because we are never in any of those characters' heads the way we are with Sour Billy.

The second half pleasantly surprised me. I think one of my biggest complaints is how a lot of the female characters are just non-characters. Like if you remove Valerie from the story, I don't think much would change.

Book good.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Slavery, Misogyny, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape and Gore

Minor: Cannibalism and Infertility

The majority of this book takes place pre-Civil War America, so expect everything that comes with that. The main character starts the book thinking abolitionists are weirdos, but

later on he realizes slavery is awful and becomes a huge abolitionist.

I tagged misogyny for a few instances in the book itself, but also for meta reasons. As stated in my review, the female characters are barely characters with no ambitions outside of the male characters.

akmay17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, and Slavery

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Rape and Cannibalism

vanlir's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a wonderful book of rich, kind characters in a world that makes people cruel. It reads with the same steady pace as the river steamboats it is about and the epilogue was so touching it made me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Cannibalism

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Blood, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

athenium's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

Lots of boat talk. Gets good towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Racial slurs, and Slavery

cloud_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Slavery, Racial slurs, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Torture, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism

nice_frogboy's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

i don't know what you're expecting from a George R. R. Martin book written in 1982, but expect liberal use of the N-word, and a long, meandering plot that - much like the Mississippi river - contains many twists and turns that unnecessarily delay your arrival, ultimately dumping you out somewhere you didn't want to be anyway (Louisiana)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Cannibalism, Racism, and Torture

bonriki's review against another edition

Slow pace, nothing happening, I don’t care about steamboats, and I’m sick of hearing the n-word

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

withywoods's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Racism