Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o

6 reviews

ellornaslibrary's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Body shaming

serendipity421's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs

meowster18's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is what happened. I cried. A lot. This story is something that I struggle to read to my siblings because of how poignant it is at focusing on self-love and self-worth as a young black child in this world. I struggled because I could heavily relate to what Sulwe was feeling and was going through in order to feel comfortable in her own skin. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Run to the store. Run to your phone. Get this book like yesterday. 

Lupita, actress from notably Black Panther and many other films, is a master storyteller. Strongly recommend this book for yourself and for your loved ones. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Racism

hazel_t23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-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

This was so unbelievably cute! I listened to the audiobook and I want to listen all over again!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Bullying

memorable's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Colourism

maggieoc_x's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

I picked this up as a gift for my best friends daughter for Christmas and of course I gave it a read first. A beautiful story that even made me tear up reading, lovely message and beautifully written, the illustrations are gorgeous especially the pages depicting the day and night. I only didn't rate it five stars as I prefer children's books to having a rhyming scheme throughout but that's personal preference.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism