Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

9 reviews

peh27's review

challenging emotional reflective 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: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, and Car accident

leaflit's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Biphobia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Classism

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Rape, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Confinement, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Outing, Biphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident and Fatphobia

imds's review

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Biphobia, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual assault

tfarfan's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Biphobia, Classism, Alcohol, and Racism

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

A beautiful look at trauma and recovery. I loved the characters and mcLemore’s style. This book really handles  trauma well and vividly illustrates what it’s like. I also love food magic! It was great having an m-spec protagonist as well. Strong content warnings for rape, bullying, harassment, homophobia, and panic attacks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

Being drugged, blackmail

lyd41's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

This book was just so beautiful. The writing was full of imagery that felt poetic in nature. I am so glad the author decided to share their story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Grief

shadeyc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

OOF. 
This is beautfully, beautifully written, but god it was hard work. I listened to the audiobook, which is very well done, I just had to keep stopping it to catch my breath. 
I knew this w0uld be difficult in the sense that it's about assault (it's also about healing!), however, I didn't think this would be quite so hard. I'm not sure I knew what I was getting in to, but this made me SO angry, which it should, it should make everyone angry. 
Anyway - the constant unfolding is both clever and uncomfortable and intense and interesting and terrifying. 
I think this is a book worth your time if you know what you're getting into. 
TW: sexual assault, trauma, PTSD, bullying, homophobia, racism, classism, intimidation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, and Physical abuse

rabonallie's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Bullying and Classism