Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

1 review

cassidymccarthy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

I am glad middle grade has improved since 2005. The consistent use of "crippled" throughout the book to signify people of non normative movement or people with disfigurements was disgusting. The use of the term "half-blood" which is, at least in Canada, a massively racist term and is hard to get over reading a lot. Also, it felt like another rendition of harry potter, young boy with troubled childhood befriends nerdy girl and insightful but clumsy boy to go on formulaic adventure with. 

Overall, was not about this.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse