Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander

6 reviews

_p0ssum_'s review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was funny and very enjoyable but I found that It could of been 100 pages or under .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, and Child abuse

soph_reisner's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Dark, disgusting, hilarious and quick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism and Violence

evaag_2796's review against another edition

Wasn’t my kind of book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, and Racism

bersblue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Transphobia, and Bullying

anitra2319's review against another edition

challenging dark funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism

nicejewishgrl's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

It’s a funny story and, although fiction, allows those of us who come from religious and/or strong cultural backgrounds with huge importance on the continuation of tradition to reflect on our practices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Vomit