Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

44 reviews

sydsuckerproxy's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Made me miserable! I loved how the narration explains stuff to you like you’re an alien, however I wish all the stuff it explained wasn’t so blasted upsetting! Maybe Kurt needed to touch more grass :( Painfully cynical book but super engrossing and interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

sashpointah's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

This ping-pongs from being so prescient and representative and understanding of the human condition and the systems of oppression it's constructed to being outright transphobic, homophobic, misogynistic, and devolving into racial stereotypes. Severe whiplash but generally well-meaning, and a potential queer interpretation save this one. If you can get past the ugliest bits there's some pretty powerful philosophy to take away from it, it just would be far better if it weren't about race at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia

louiseadelusi's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Violence

Moderate: Racism

so___a's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Cursing

slugmilk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Rape and Homophobia

wiener's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Unsettling…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Rape

Moderate: Racism

its_kievan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Utterly bizarre, terribly paced, kind of racist, navel-gazing, and way better than Slaughterhouse-Five. I think I was much too young when I read this book for the first time and it kind of broke my brain a bit. I think if I read it a third time I would have depression.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Rape

velarin's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

In the foreword Vonnegut himself says that this book is a dump for all the thoughts he needs to get rid of before his 50th birthday. According to one of the articles he supposedly said he doesn't want to finish the book "because it is a piece of shit."

And I enjoyed it.

I really like Vonnegut's previous writing and Breakfast, though bizarre, had it's charm. It's a satirical critique of everything that is American, full of existential pondering. Almost every sentence is a commentary on social or economic realities of life in United States. Though a big slice of the humour was completely lost on me, and I'd argue aged poorly, it was still a charming read. Through this sometimes crude and straightforward language shines an honest portrait of the author and the world he lived in. Forty years might have passed but at times the commentary surprises with its relatability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative lighthearted reflective tense slow-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

4.0

Wide open beavers inside!

Lol!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

charlottejones952's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Violence