Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

24 reviews

kllyholt's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Animal death, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Slavery, and Torture

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

5.0

I’ve tried to listen to this last year & found it dull. Fast forward and I wanted to give it another shot, but I chose to read instead of listening to the audiobook. I loved it! I could hardly put it down until I could finish. It has a slower pace, but the amount of character building … it was just phenomenal. I wish there was a “happily ever after” because I love those, but it would have been far-fetched & stretched at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Outing, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Excrement, Racism, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Torture, Abortion, Child death, Slavery, and Alcoholism

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Excrement, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Abortion, Animal death, Grief, Outing, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

zeldam's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was SUCH a good book - full of unexpected discoveries that make you pause your reading marathon for a while to process it all. It also makes you feel like you're trying to solve family mysteries in 17th-century Amsterdam. Odd I know, but such a page-turner. Also, THERE IS A SECOND ONE youhou! (I have not read it yet, but hey: that's a happy surprise).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

lavenderbluestories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

jac_ph's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Blood and Religious bigotry

sophieduncan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Animal death, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Colonisation, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, and Slavery

balfies's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Another historical fiction, this one set in 1620's Amsterdam about the new wife of a merchant and the secrets of their house. 

Great historical detail and richness, characters with depth, well paced, ambiguous mystery, and enough tension throughout. Not necessarily a must read, but certainly an enjoyable one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Abortion, and Slavery

Minor: Child death

vanadiumbean's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Police brutality

Minor: Colonisation, Slavery, and Torture