Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Melmoth by Sarah Perry

17 reviews

e_l_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.5

some good stuff about genocide and loneliness and forgiveness. EXCELLENT snowy atmosphere. had some weird ableistic eugenics where it was suggested that disabled people would rather be dead (and maybe should be), which i felt really undermined the strength of the genocide portions. not all the primary documents were equally compelling. i really like how sarah writes though. this sentence of a son describing his father was particularly beautiful to me “I think of him now as a piece of mirror hanging on a wall: empty, unless another man walked past.” (33)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, and Genocide

Moderate: Ableism and Stalking

Minor: Body horror

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Medical trauma, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Blood and Vomit

lkbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Sexual assault

aurora_dewinter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

talin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Antisemitism, Torture, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Gore, Genocide, and Death

ellenigrace's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Genocide, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

Minor: Child death and Sexual assault