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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
3 reviews
kelseylian's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I loved the character of Flavia de Luce… but also this is a profoundly colonial book with some fairly blatant racism in it (yellow face) and that feels like a bummer for something written in 2007
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Cultural appropriation
White boys at a boarding school do a magic show in yellowface and fake accentsheatherinjapan's review against another edition
There were consistent racial micro aggressions and it got way too much when her father started talking about dressing like the racist stereotype of a Chinese man... 😬😬
Also why is this 11 YEAR OLD making creepy comments that only old men would make 👀 I don't think a child would be actively going around comparing furniture to lovers and mistresses and victim blaming girls who have been assaulted...
Also why is this 11 YEAR OLD making creepy comments that only old men would make 👀 I don't think a child would be actively going around comparing furniture to lovers and mistresses and victim blaming girls who have been assaulted...
Content Warnings
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, and Racism
purplepenning's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Torture, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Death of parent, and War
About halfway through the book there's a long monologue that features an extended depiction of racist stereotypes, with a few others scattered throughout.
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