Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

9 reviews

gabbyc4t's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Car accident, Child death, Grief, and Racism

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Violence

islesbiyana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident, Slavery, Bullying, and Racism

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Oh I loved this book so much! It was a five star prediction and honestly I would give this book 10 stars if I could! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Slavery and Racism

Tristan has lost his best friend and blames himself John Henry references a time when he was an enslaved person called his "master" mister/boss Tristan remembers a time when he was told to "man up" when he was either crying or feeling sad

thrabenvaliant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was challenging to read if you didn't skim over the historical references. All the bad guys are as symbolic as they are dangerous. But the book is very good, and Tristan is very relatable. The whole cast is relatable despite being full of gods and super-powered beings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, and Child death

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Genocide, Kidnapping, Racism, and Slavery

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

4.5/5

Rick's introduction to this book gave me all the feels. I am so glad this series and the whole Rick Riordan Presents imprint exists. This book is phenomenal.

Rep: Black male MC, side WLW couple, All Black, African-American and African disapora cast.

CWs: Death, fire, grief, injury/injury detail, violence. Moderate: Car Accident (Bus accident), child death, racism, depictions of slavery.
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This was an amazing debut and I need to reread it. I loved the mythology of this and how the stories Tristan was told as a kid came to life. This felt the same as reading Percy Jackson but with a different set of gods. I absolutely loved it. I can't wait for book 2.

Gum Baby was the best side kick/partner in crime I have ever met. Every scene with Gum Baby made me howl with laughter. This was a grand adventure and I recommend it for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Child death, and Car accident

cyrinw98's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Grief

bencaroline's review

adventurous funny hopeful fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Xenophobia, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Trafficking