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snakeling's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Slavery, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape
Minor: Child abuse
alexrafinski's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Racism
heatherymakes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Racism, and Rape
ronanmcd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Use of the n-word by the less savoury characters, and the drawing a line on racism at the time of abolition aside, the book tells a good story but very much from a white saviour viewpoint. That the hero is a man of the crown underpins this. Nonetheless, it's very entertaining, evocative and in its way informative.
Graphic: Outing, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Child abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Murder, Mental illness, Genocide, Sexual violence, Torture, and Slavery
carysn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Racism, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Colonisation, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, War, and Blood
lostingothicmusic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Child death, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racial slurs
A difficult book to read.shelfofunread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcohol, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Animal death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and War
marvel_and_mischief's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Racism
hexatrance's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
hannahrhian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Slavery