Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

19 reviews

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia

julieriley99's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Classism

Minor: Racism

e11en's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

There are so many bad reviews on here for this book, but I inhaled it. I’m rather partial to a juicy and petty  family saga (other examples are The Nest and May We All Be Forgiven), so this was right up my alley. Not a single likeable character, but they were each endearing in their own pathetic way, and I loved to hate each of them in turn. I also loved the Brooklyn setting, it’s atmospheric thrum as distinctive a presence as any of the characters. I felt like I was there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Infidelity

Minor: Racism

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I *hated* the snobby, rich Stockton family at first. I wouldn’t call their character development very transformative and the “happy ending” was kind of a bare minimum effort. However, it was a quick, easy, and left me wanting to know more about how the family grows and each character develops

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content

kitwhelan's review against another edition

informative 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

4.0

First of all, Sasha should have run far, far away from this family and their insanity. 

But given that, I’m impressed with how the author made each character - even Georgiana, who is so spoiled and ignorant - a good arc. I read the book in one sitting and was horrified, compelled, and impressed by the misadventures of these rich people in a world I’ll thankfully never know.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Racism

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Infidelity

Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Body shaming

missmichalalynn's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Poppy and Hatcher and their obsession with death might’ve been the best part of this book-i love unhinged children.

Sasha
I loved seeing Sasha’s relationship with her sister in laws develop over the story and her

realization that she was doing the exact same gatekeeper-y thing to her high school boyfriend

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Georgiana 
I think George was the person I related to the least in the book. Her growth over the course of the book was the most drastic. I’m proud of her for deciding her own path in the world.

Darley 
Darley’s story was greatly helped by the Hatcher and Poppy moments haha. It was so interesting to see her recognize the internal and external racism and exclusionary relationships of her own family but not to be able to see that she was excluding her husband and her sister in law. It really struck me when she said she knew about NMF but never thought before about extending a hand to Sasha to help bridge their gap.

All in all this book proves that everyone should go to therapy to learn more open communication strategies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: War, Addiction, and Racism

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

A wonderful bit of confectionary, Blue Blood satire! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism

maethereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Death