Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

30 reviews

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

i'm not really an audiobook girl but this was a really fun time! i enjoyed all the narrators and learning all the proper pronunciations for all the Arabic words. i thought the world building was really intriguing and well done. i loved how the MC's queerness was just a part of her. i also loved the way racism and colorism is acknowledged but never debated because it's obviously wrong in the MC's mind even as she explains the views of other people.

one star off just because i guessed the twist near the end fairly easily so i was kind of waiting to see how Fatma, Hadia, and Siti figured it out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Death, Sexism, and Colonisation

crystalisreading's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

#23for23

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Murder, and Islamophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Lesbophobia

lolajh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowwwwww. Now this guy can write women, and let them be powerful ass lesbians at the same time!!! This took me forever to read, but it was worth it. The mystery, the characters, the world, having romance as a side-plot, all made for a truly wonderful read. Also I’m very much in love with Siti 🤭 she has CLAWS COME ON

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Torture, Racism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, and Colonisation

to_m's review

adventurous funny fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

anni_swanilda's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gore

Moderate: Classism, Blood, Slavery, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

ha1yan's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Such a fun listen on audiobook! Suehyla El-Attar was a delightful narrator and I loved hearing their improvement throughout the book! Super fun characters and worldbuilding with many moments that had me on the edge of my seat. Some plot moments/reveals could have had more buildup. Also, I could deduce certain parts of the mystery long before the characters themselves which confused me a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Sexism

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, Self harm, Death of parent, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Slavery, Body horror, Misogyny, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Addiction, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

Suffocation/strangulation. Smoking. Mind control/alteration, mild unreality.

lportilla's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Racial slurs

whatcassiedid's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

Wow I loved this so much! Excellent world building (although it seems like reading the novellas set in the same universe first might have helped with some backstory) and great characters all around. I don't think I've ever read anything set in Egypt and certainly never anything like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Slavery, and Racial slurs

whiteblue's review

adventurous informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racial slurs and Cultural appropriation