Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

5 reviews

soniajoy98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Rape

jelliestars's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Body horror, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

Minor: Racism and Abandonment

odrib's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Racism

katealily's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

coinmanatee's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Honestly my opinion of this book is "...meh?" And "so thats it?" I read this for class, so. But even beyond that its just a bit... silly. Honestly. 

Sorry Angela, times have moved on. I didnt find this feminist, i didnt find this darkly gothic and extroadinary retellings or refindings of fairy tales. Most of them just read as Baby's first Dark Deviantart Post and not in a good way. 

I laughed at snow child. Im sorry. But its ridiculous. I knew what was going to happen from the moment I read the first page. Ive seen dark retellings of snow white done so much better. With the exact same "dark" premise too. Courting mr Lyon was also just, the fairy tale, again? 

I know it was written in the 70s but its really essentialist and cissexist which doesnt help the  fact that it really hinges on being something shocking and feminist for its retellings. It might be my grannys fairytale, but it isnt mine. 
The themes of virginity and periods and bleeding just got a bit much by the end. 

Added to that, its a really *white* cissexist feminism which got really grating agter the fifth instance of me reading a phrase that just screamed colonialist British. 
Not a good look. Id had the same problem with the other Carter I had to read: Nights at the Circus. So at least this time a whole third of the book wasnt dedicated to it? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Racism