Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

19 reviews

gayshipsandanxiety's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

gay wizards <33

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

a_islandcriptid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Blood, Eating disorder, Violence, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Abandonment, and Murder

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was wonderful in so many unexpected ways!! It's everything I wish Harry Potter had been.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

kadtide's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Classism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

planetesastraea's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

I'm afraid I didn't enjoy this book. The plot wasn't as much a problem as the main character was.
First I didn't find anything charming in the fact that he apparently harassed his room mate for years on the assumption that he was evil and only deserved death.
Most importantly I found his thoughts regarding his (ex) girlfriend  entirely disturbing: after stating that he wasn't sure they were a good fit together anyway, he spins into a completely toxic behaviour when /she/ seems to want to break up. "She can't reject me", "She can't reject me for /him/", "He can't have her", "Maybe she isn't in her right mind if she rejects me", and last but not least, "I'll kill that guy and this way he won't have her."
There isn't a moment in the book that criticises the character's behaviour in this chapter in any way. What the hell?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

higgidigs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Classism, Blood, Animal death, Murder, and Car accident

theworldof11's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Bullying, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kamiellen's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

It's Harry Potter but not Harry Potter and I loved it. Penny is delightful, Watford is interesting in its own right, and I'm obsessed with how magic works in this world.

I'm not a huge enemies-to-lovers fan, but Rowell kept me turning the pages and rooting for Simon and Baz the whole way through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, and Homophobia

snuggly_feminist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

If you've ever wanted an escapist, human, lovable, queer Harry Potter, go pick up Carry On right now. The book centers around the 'Chosen One', Simon Snow, who attends a Hogwarts-style magical boarding school. He and his friends learn more about how their world works, make mistakes, fall in love, eat scones and unravel mysteries. I cannot stress how good this book is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Sexism, Classism, and Homophobia