Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

5 reviews

readwithchar's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Rape, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

not sure why she was made to be ostensibly a lesbian in the first place since it had little bearing on the story and she quickly started a relationship with a random white dude. it felt very weird to start the story off with her describing herself and being described as a dyke and a lezzo and then continuing to call herself that to other ppl when she was dating a dude? i don’t know why the author didn’t just make her straight if she wasn’t intending on actually exploring bisexuality. like it was so random. she goes out jogging one day and bumps into a hot guy she once went to school with and immediately the narrative starts cataloguing and detailing all his muscles and physical attractiveness and how much the main character wants to fuck him with no introspection at all on the narrator’s part. just very random.

this book was incredibly funny but also shocking and really pulled no punches when examining being indigenous and racism and colonisation. i found the quips and banter between characters to be engaging and was really hypnotized by the audiobook narrator’s portrayal of the characters, especially pretty mary. i think the strength of the dialogue and the pointed insights embedded in the prose helped to make the darker and more heartbreaking elements sit properly, and i came away from this book with a lot to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Classism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Slavery, Terminal illness, Genocide, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

aseel_reads's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

for a book that deals with a lot of heavy topics (do check out the TWs), i thought it managed to deal with it in a way that was not funny but a bit more lighthearted than one would expect? i enjoyed the natural blend of traditional indigenous words in the story. just a good read overall

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Grief, Colonisation, Confinement, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

anouks_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, and Miscarriage

prpltrtl946's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-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? Yes

5.0

February 11, 2021
Wild ride!
What an extraordinary journey of trauma and fight this book is! I cried, cringed, laughed, and cheered. I can’t wait to meet the author at the February, Well-Read Native Book Club meeting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Violence