Reviews tagging 'Classism'

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

4 reviews

ximevillarejo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

this would’ve been great but the timeline and narrators of the story are confusing, as i read along i felt that it was going no where. 

also, in this edition in particular the intro is beautifully written but i felt that elizabeth didn’t read the book it says some stuff, for example: laura didn’t understand jojo’s poems because of the language when it is stated, more than once, that laura studied in the usa, so it didn’t make any sense and only confused me more as i was reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, and Toxic relationship

arisol's review against another edition

reflective 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

The writing alongside the reverse storyline are a beautiful touch to unpacking what feels like a very different story from Julia Alvarez's other books. While I will say that the enjoyment and likeability of the parents and other "adult" figures is dampened by the racist and classist ways of interacting with the support staff in DR, I understand the importance of expressing this dynamic, especially related to the experience of migration.

Having read this first novel after others which came later (In the Time of Butterflies; Afterlife), I can see the way Alvarez's writing style and character developments changed over time. And I see clearly why Alvarez had such a literary impact on many authors that came afterwards.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Police brutality

hedsek's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Not for me I guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Ableism

amvs1111's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Animal death, Violence, War, Sexism, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship