Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

11 reviews

safiya's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Transphobia

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

danielakalexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

A rather quick read, that I enjoyed maybe more because of the theme than the writing itself. It was easy to get through reading-wise, even though some of the themes are more gruesome. I do think that the writer has a great way of portraying  harshness through their writing, and even where I felt that the Swedish translation was lacking a bit I could see that it would be more impactful in English. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Sexual violence, and Stalking

lpdx's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Addiction, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

I found it difficult to get into this book. The writing is choppy, it switches timeframes often, later it switches perspectives without notice, all of which serve to make it hard to follow. It’s for lack of a better word, chaotic. I felt for the characters because their stories are all stories of misfortune and loss. Although all of the women are prisoners who did heinous things, you can’t help but feel for them, because of the circumstances that led them to the bad deeds they committed. The ending made me sad — I hoped for a better outcome for the protagonist than the one she got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Outing, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Blood, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal death, Biphobia, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Colonisation, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

aaayykay's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I definitely got this book because I was a fan of OITNB. I think it gives you the environment and starkness and violence of prison but not the big dramatic storylines and characters you have come to expect from the show. It made me feel depressed reading it. Not every book is meant to be tidy and happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Stalking

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Racism

ekmook's review

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Confinement, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexism

emma_deeter's review

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

I think this book has a lot of unnecessary information and it is all over the place.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, and Racism

gabbyyscott's review

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse and Racism

laurataylor's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Transphobia, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Gun violence