Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Лисья нора by Nora Sakavic

95 reviews

impeachnixon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I was so on the fence this whole book, especially bc the way this book treats mental illness is so comically inaccurate (especially when it comes to antipsychotics) and. That one scene. That one scene with Nicky. AND THEN THE LAST LIKE 2 CHAPTERS HAPPENED. Did I love the book? Not particularly. Am I going to read the rest of the series now? Oh, most definitely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

lunahale's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this series, dude. still has me in a chokehold and it’s been 8 years since i first read it. and kevin day? unfortunately i need him biblically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Ableism, and Mental illness

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-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

4.0

The reread has been so much fun. I think I'm enjoying it more because I don't have think about the plot too much, and I already understand everyone's position and backstory.
 I really love Neil as a character. I like that despite being so careful and running on survival for so long, there's this thread of oh he wants people to care for him and wants to have somewhere to call home and wants to have friends and just wants to stop running and have a life. And it's not too pronounced since his issues are too big (especially at the start of it) to allow too much of it, but it's there. 
I really enjoy Wymack and Neil's relationship. I mean Wymack is fun with all the Foxes 'cause he's just the tired older fatherly figure to them, but he's just so goddamn tired of Neil's whole thing. Like you can tell that at any given moment he just wants to scream at the kid "Let me love you and care for you and give you home and safety, you goddamn idiot!" 
Also the slowburn of Andrew and Neil is also fun of course. Like you don't realise it on the first read but it's so clear on the second read how much Neil is focused on Andrew. And not just because Andrew causes him most trouble in the first part of the book, but he's already so attuned to Andrew.
The Neil and Kevin relationship is an interesting one. Kevin being so determined to make Neil into a champion but having only the Raven's way of leadership to go on, Neil on one hand wanting it so bad but on the other hand knowing it can never be.

also there's a part where Neil is listing all the things he's jealous of Kevin to have - fame, family, freedom, safety and of course a) that's not entirely true but more importantly b)it's interesting because in the end (im taking end of the third book) Neil gets to have all of that too.

Oh, and I'm also taking note of the Kevin & Andrew relationship that is fascinating in a different way. Kevin knows where to push Neil but he knows he can't move Andrew unless he gives him good enough incentive. 
Point is there's a lot of good dynamics to look at.

With all of that being said, there's some issues I am gonna continue being uncomfortable with. The villains of the books being Japanese is just :// Nicky's 'I'm gonna flirt with any boy within vicinity" also bothers me a lot 'cause it's such a stereotype. I'm not sure about how the portrayal of Andrew's psychological problems and the effect of his medication is making me feel.

and honestly I think that Seth was just such a killable character and you basically instantly recognized he's the one who's gonna go and since he was the one throwing slurs around and just being the biggest asshole with no redeeming qualities his death was just inevitable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Rape, and Toxic relationship

haddy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

All in all I’ve read this series maybe five(??) times and with the new book coming out I had to do another reread.
Each time I read this series I become more confused by it but love it even more. 
Nora idk what you put in these books but I’m obsessed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Ableism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

natnat_7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, Ableism, Grief, Violence, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Medical content, Self harm, Sexism, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Car accident, and Vomit

readingaileen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Drug use, Homophobia, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence, and Ableism

emrys_lol's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Ableism and Sexual harassment

galpalkirk's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Finding out that this was originally supposed to be a manga explained everything and now I’m revising all my reviews to give it 5 stars because it is so fun. Truly the Riverdale of books. Bending the rules of reality because the author has never lived in reality.

Important: Do NOT take this as me recommending the series. Unless you’re my friend and you’re funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug use, Hate crime, Self harm, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

borahofi's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Addiction

ronoexiste's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident, Misogyny, and Sexism