Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Echo Burning by Lee Child

8 reviews

off_balance's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

It can be very funny, kinda fanciful with some of his "military tactics". Overall fun read for a quick no brainer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 rounded up. 
Interesting plot and lots of action but also a bit long and lots of legal talk. I liked the environment and atmosphere as well as the moral dilemmas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, Deportation, Alcohol, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Bullying, Classism, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body horror, Racism, and Sexual assault

curtiswastaken's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 bit of a slow start but he really punches the shit out of some people 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

jennibee3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

btemplet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Kidnapping

celbl8o's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Not my favorite Reacher novel I've read so far, but the ending was by far one of the best I've seen from this series. I found it hard to like most of the side characters for a majority of the novel, which I think held me back from fully enjoying it. Still, I found myself thoroughly entertained throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Child abuse, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Sexism, Rape, Torture, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

lfro2013's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

Not my favorite, it felt a bit heavy handed to me but maybe that's because I'm from Texas so the characterization of it as a place where any given person at a diner will say "we don't serve your kind" to a Latino minding their own business is a bit cartoonish and one dimensional. Obviously I accept that the author is British, and I have noticed he has an understanding of the US as a sort of wild west, where every small town is populated almost entirely with corrupt and racist individuals, but it's easier to ignore when he's talking about a place you're also unfamiliar with, as opposed to the place you grew up.

Also, the Carmen character isn't very reasonable. She's cruising the streets for some random guy to agree to kill her husband, but refuses to give her estranged parents a call? Like, she doesn't want to kidnap her kid and be a fugitive, but the fact that conspiracy to commit murder would also make her a fugitive doesn't seem to enter her mind? That whole aspect of the storyline is very weak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Gun violence

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Echo Burning is difficult to rate and review. Because it's not anywhere near as good as the last few Jack Reacher novels, but it's better than the first. This one takes a long time to get into the 'page turning, pulse racing, thriller' section. A long time. Almost too long. For more than half the book, the only interesting thing in the entire book is the watchers. And the team. Otherwise, it's a rather run of the mill fiction novel, with a plot so broad it's hard to pin down the correct genre. Once Reacher puts some pieces together, then we get to the reason to read Reacher novels. 

One of the things I dislike most about this series is how abruptly they end. With everything getting tied up in a neat bow far too quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Rape