Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

4 reviews

nquinlan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I’m left not knowing how to feel. I enjoyed the ending but I’m not sure the payoff was worth the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Pedophilia

meghar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Cancer, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Racism

yavin_iv's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Cancer

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Pedophilia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Cannibalism