Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

80 reviews

emeh's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Hate crime, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

cassandra72's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.5

(contains spoilers)
To kill a mockingbird was a very fascinating read. I thought a lot of things after reading other reviews, but mine stays the same: the book is based on the experience the author had, a privileged white woman, and thus I really like how she didn't try to make it primarily a portrayal of the lives of black people in the south. 

Then Atticus is definitely not some kind of messiah or the standard, but considering the awful prejudices of white people he is brave to defend a black man. He is simply doing his job as a lawyer,while having some pretty strange ideas for those years about equality between black and white people.

Again I definitely hear and understand those that are saying the book is flawed, because the black people are only two dimensional and secondary characters. But how would she know? How would I know? I think the scene where the children go with Calpurnia to church and are so surprised that she has a life outside their house shows perfectly that the author understands her own limitations. 

Lastly, the dark reality is that Tom Robinson died, and he died a guilty man, something that also shows the readers that one man definitely couldn't change his fate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

akore56's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

For some reason my English teachers never had us read this in high school. I was always curious to know why this was such a class and who the heck was Boo Radley. Some classics can be tough to get through because their slow or hard to relate to present society. This book gives insight to what the south was like during the Depression Era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Murder, Hate crime, and Slavery

poirot's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Xenophobia

kiara_seoul's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This book is considered to be one of the greatest novels of all time. But if I’ll be honest, I wasn’t feeling it because of how dull and slow-paced it was. That is until Part Two and the fantastic jury scene.

That scene makes this story. I was enveloped by that scene! I couldn’t stop reading it. The way every twist is revealed, the truths and questions about the rape scene and the people involved in the case, the tension and detailed writing of the moment…. It is just fantastic. Whenever I had to put my book down, I couldn't stop thinking about when I would be able to read again.

And I like how the outcome of the situation isn’t ideal and doesn’t have a happy resolution. It is realistic for that time period and shows how difficult and unfair these situations can be.

Such as Tom Robinson still getting arrested and is later killed in the jail after trying to escape.

What made this part even more impactful is how the story still goes on. Everyone just moves on from the event. Maycomb goes back to being an ordinary town, slowly forgetting the situation. It’s, again, realistic. People move on fast, especially about something they don’t care about.

It was a brilliant move in my opinion. The way the situation was portrayed is still relevant to this day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

meganpbennett's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

I read To Kill A Mockingbird in school, probably when I was not much older that Scout. I was way too young to really know what was going on in the story, though I understood the important parts and knew who the mockingbird in the story is. 

Scout opens the story by mentioning that Jem, her brother, had his arm broken one year. Then the story resets to when the story really started, several years earlier, the summer they met Dill. Dill, who resembles Truman Capote, drives the story along that summer, with his interest in the Radley House and Boo Radley. This theme continues throughout the story, with them trying to get a glimpse of Boo. 

The book is evenly divided between Scout's life, both at school and at home, and the trial that takes center stage: Atticus Finch is defending a black man unjustly accused of raping a white woman. In Alabama. In the 1930s. The trial and the verdict play heavily into the last 50-75 pages of the book, with the action (and Jem's broken arm) happening very near the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

marionrosa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Rape, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Murder and Violence

nex_l420's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Rape

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective relaxing 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this! I’ve watched the movie a few times, but never read the book. It’s honestly pretty similar. I really enjoyed scout as a narrator. This is obviously a serious book that handles some serious topics, but it feels cozy. If you haven’t read this yet I do recommend it. It’s an easy read as well for a classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, and Death

artiiichoke's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Ableism, Hate crime, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Classism, and Violence