Reviews tagging 'Racism'

La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter

181 reviews

sammirosewater's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

noblelandmermaid's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Abandonment

sarahfr1end's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Classism

jesromas's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

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God this was so disappointing. The cast of characters and the setting were so heartwarming and exciting. But the white saviour narrative pretty much ruined the whole thing. I found the protagonist grating and the political messaging in this book was so weak, especially considering this was supposedly “inspired” by the Sixties Scoop. It felt like if Blindside was a comedic fantasy book with a bad-fanfiction-y romance shoehorned in. The fact that there’s anything redeemable about this story is a testament to how strong the side characters and setting were. And even the strength of the side characters was compromised by their use as props in the character development of the protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation

Minor: Confinement

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship

A real life plane crash is discussed in one scene. There are a few uncomfortable jokes made about child characters.
Not sure how to tag it, but the fact that the fantasy oppression narrative was partially inspired by the Sixties Scoop is very much something to be aware of.

honeywine's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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One of the best, most hopeful books I’ve read in a while. I read it in only a few days, staying up too late in order to finish. 

I marked genocide as a content warning because

this book deals heavily with the assimilation of minority (magic) children into the world of the colonizer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment

capucapulet's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

nickel_'s review against another edition

4.25

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment

rachael_jo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Abandonment