Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

La prescelta e l'erede by Jacqueline Carey

6 reviews

alexalily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Antisemitism, Classism, Grief, Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Police brutality, Ableism, Medical content, Slavery, and Animal death

willow1113's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.75

This one was much harder to read because of the absolute desolation that Phedra experiences. It was hard to want to keep reading when it just kept getting worse and worse for her. I'm glad I kept reading! But ouch. I do think that this one got a little too complicated for me: I kept forgetting who characters were and how they were related. But I think that's a Me Problem. Still very good. Even if Carey places the French as a god's chosen people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

aurel's review against another edition

Jewish readers, know that Carey's fantasy Jews are all explicitly Messianic and that the name of God is going to be on the page over and over again. I don't know enough about the Roma to speak to their fantasy equivalent's representation

Lots and lots of shitty stuff about body ideals that aren't worse than  mainstream media, just more explicitly spelled out than you could normally get away with because of the fantasy setting, and maybe the age of the books

I enjoyed this series when I read it 15 years ago, but  there are other stories for me to revisit or find new

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Fatphobia and Ableism

malkarivka's review against another edition

I gave up because I was so disgusted with how Judaism was morphed with Christianity. I'm Jewish, and to have pieces of our religion explained within Christian terms is just...blech. I like the idea of exploring a Europe that didn't become overwhelmingly Christian, but to suggest that if Christianity didn't take hold all Jews would be the "Messianic Jews"/Christians in Jewish drag is disappointing. It's like the author didn't bother to wonder why Jews stayed Jews and did not followed Jesus. Course it doesn't make sense if you only get the Christian interpretation of (a small part) of our holy texts.

I gave up specifically when Chai חי was explained in terms of Jesus's resurrection. Gag.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

anigoose's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

Could use more bears. 

The whole "dark ~ evil / fair ~ good" is more pronounced in this volume and the descriptions, or lack thereof of dark skinned people is pretty gross tbh. 

I remember finding this one more boring the first time around some time in the 10s via paper, but I enjoyed it more as an audiobook I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Ableism