Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

17 reviews

petty_anthropology's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Death, Bullying, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

evelphysicist's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Classism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and War

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Cursing, Murder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, War, Mass/school shootings, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

finn_1312's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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, Xenophobia, Rape, and Colonisation

suzylit's review

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Violence, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Gun violence, Death, and Police brutality

adeepermystery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-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

I would have given five stars but I dislike being dropped into the action and then flashing forward and backward in time with no help from the author. It took me out of my immersion in the book. I felt the same way about Left Hand of Darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexism, Xenophobia, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage

nothingelsefits's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Xenophobia, Classism, Rape, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

imds's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Confinement

Moderate: Miscarriage, Bullying, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective

• 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

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Classism, and Bullying

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Police brutality

Minor: Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization