Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

No-No Boy by John Okada

14 reviews

coconut14's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, and Racial slurs

jesspoemape's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicide

peeled_grape's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Death, and Racial slurs

siriface's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, War, Death, Medical trauma, and Violence

whimsy_and_rigor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

The story of a Japanese American young man who answers “No” to two questions regarding his loyalty and willingness to go to war. The story takes place exclusively after the protagonist was released from years of incarceration, both in prison and in a camp. The reception he receives as a “No No boy” is heartbreaking.

An excellent and necessary read, especially for those who only have a cursory understanding of the US’s role in Japanese discrimination and incarceration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

boyish's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Suicide

ambercchen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.75

i wish more asian american diaspora writing was like this novel bc this is what it’s all about!!! the nothingness, the immigrant parent/american child dynamic, the double consciousness!!!!!! okada’s descriptions get lost in itself and emi’s characterization isn’t the best but by god this novel is good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

shoob3's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

misosoupcup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

originally had this at 4.5, but i just kept on thinking about this book weeks after reading it. beautiful prose. anger, disappointment, are pretty much always present in this book quietly sparkling and crackling in the background until ichiro stumbles upon some revelation or blows up on another character. the moments of contemplation and sadness are underlined by this numb feeling afterwards. very flawed book but the moments that shine really stand for themselves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

mollymfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia