Reviews tagging 'Racism'

All This Could Be Different: A Novel by Sarah Thankam Mathews

74 reviews

alexture's review against another edition

It didn't rock my world but it was nice enough. glad the protagonist worked on her casual transphobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Racism

Moderate: Transphobia and Police brutality

Poverty and what comes with it, including health issues & eating disorders.

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

The second half of the book is what really captured me. The writing is gorgeous and really draws you in. Reading about Sneha’s experiences and the micro aggressions and the struggles and racism is all too relatable as someone who is starting out in the world. But it’s hard to get past the transphobia and fatphobia and centering of whiteness. I don’t care for Marina. But the found family aspect is lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Grief

lifewithjoce's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

in search of a Tig to help me start a commune

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation

Minor: Toxic relationship

patedm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

Need more of Tig and their story with KJ and their lovers/wife and just everything about them.

This is definitely a book where I found myself more drawn to the side characters than the main character. And that’s okay because who wouldn’t fall in love with Tig, as I right? They’re the best! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

kds's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

stevie_in_the_stacks's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

This book rubbed me the wrong way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

rachaelwho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Pacing was off for me. It took me a long time to get invested, and even once I had, the first act felt so long that I was surprised to find more acts beyond it. But the author had a lot to say. It's not 5 stars bc it's perfect, but because there's nothing worth faulting it for, if that makes sense. A very caring, thoughtful book. Excellent voice acting from the narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, and Deportation

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

A coming-of-age style story about a millennial queer South Asian immigrant to America, just trying to find her way and not disappoint her parents and friends. It is a mix of feelings, sweet but sharp, sad but hopeful. These characters are real, vivid, complex, and honestly messy and sometimes unlikeable. The main character, Sneha, is blunt, stubborn, independent, scared, uncertain, but also worthy of love (which she has to figure out). Mathews’ writing is impeccable with poignant social commentary and witty prose. I loved the explorations of these relationships, and while the ending didn’t feel perfectly tied up, that’s just life. Honestly, my biggest gripe is that this writer doesn’t use quotation marks for diologue, and that truly confused me sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug abuse and Fatphobia

malayapapaya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death