Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

6 reviews

littlepepperguy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense 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? N/A

4.75

Riveting from start to finish. The main character is complex, interesting and wildly wildly intelligent. Def the best portrayal of a smart character I've seen in books. I find that a lot of times authors just want to tell you the character is smart and not show bc a character can only be as smart as an author but Jane was def a shining example of what to do. A couple of characters are casually queer. And you can see in real time affection between characters blossom. Loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery and Xenophobia

mxcaswell's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

Moderate: Violence

spriteluver's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

this book is equally charming and uncomfortable. i thoroughly enjoyed reading it. although some describe the book as slow, i enjoyed even the "boring" parts. the characters are amazing, jane is a perfect protagonist. i love her personality, especially her wit. 

and yes, it is VERY uncomfortable to read. it should be, especially for white readers like me. america's history is deeply disturbing, even without zombies thrown into the mix. the real history is considerably worse—those atrocities are real, so real, and still affecting Black and Indigenous people today. white supremacy is violent outside of fiction, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Jane is apparently bi or pansexual and it looks like Katherine is asexual. That was a delightful surprise even though I'd love to see it explored more. Hopefully in the sequels it will be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

margotnelson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

While the beginning felt a little slow, this book ended up flying by! Really cool premise, a great look into alternative history, and a reflection on racism, classism, and colonialism (but also zombies). Special shout-out to the second-to-last battle in the book because the escalation of tension was beautiful and so gripping. Really loved this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Murder, Body horror, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Minor: Genocide