Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Fervor by Alma Katsu

35 reviews

stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Until recently, I haven't read a ton of historical fiction. But I am quickly learning that horror stories based on historical events are extra horrifying because even when you take away the supernatural aspect, the horror of the real-life event remains. Even without the demons and spider women, this book still made me uncomfortable (which is something I love when reading books like this). I wish some of the chapters involving the journal entries had been as well developed as the rest of the book, and the ending felt a bit rushed, but this was a fantastic read with rich, multifaceted characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

angelie_jelly's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Body horror

jenlengland's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Alcohol

randeerebecca's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

deb_is_reading's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

othersociologist's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

e_asw_97's review

challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Murder, and Deportation

Minor: War

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, and Pandemic/Epidemic

eelizard's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

This started out great but sort of petered out as it went on. I think once the characters’ stories begin to intersect is where the trouble begins. Things start to become a bit too convenient and eventually lead to a really rushed ending that feels a bit like a deus ex machina. I also feel like as the story goes on, the Japanese folklore (aka the most interesting bits) sort of becomes less and less important and the book goes from being a creepy historical horror novel to a quasi-political thriller which just wasn’t what I was in the mood for. Don’t get me wrong, this was still entertaining but it just wasn’t as spooky as The Hunger so I feel a bit disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic