Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

101 reviews

musen_henning's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, Torture, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Child death, Cannibalism, and Cursing

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

I love nothing more than a strong, sassy as fuck FMC who has no patience for men in power. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Gore, Gun violence, Confinement, Racism, Misogyny, and Violence

flyingryndeer's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexism

leafhead's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Police brutality, Trafficking, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Blood, and Slavery

weirdemosrus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

pixelatedlenses's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

thestarsandthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Gore

tpasta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Slavery

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of historicak dystopian settings with zombies.

The writing style was easy to read and the plot was interesting enough throughout the book causing this book to become a page turner for me. 

The whole story constantly kept me wondering who the biggest monster is: the zombies or human beings? I never knew how to trust as a character. Some seemed nice while they were fully capable of stabbing others in the back. 

Apart from that I also like how even shamblers (as they are called in the book) evolve, making things even more tense and scary. 

I am looking forward to reading the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Slavery

anniehayez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I love the world of this book. I think it is such and interesting take on a zombie story set in an already tumultuous time in American history. I loved the satire of the zombie story line that in many ways is an exaggerated idea of the reconstruction period when southern democrats were still doing everything they could to maintain white supremacy and uphold slavery. This is shown in the combat schools in this book as well as the “survivalists” ideologies. Really interesting set up and I liked the characters a lot. I wish we saw more of Kate and Jackson in the middle third of the books but there was a lot to cover. I also found the end a tad unsatisfactory. I just wish more was resolved but it does a good job setting up the next book. I think I will continue with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Gore