Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Sugarbread by Balli Kaur Jaswal

5 reviews

sabs98's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Child death, and Abandonment

geneviever's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Rape

_jchinasa's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Chronic illness and Child death

kejianming's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexism

pickingweeds's review

reflective sad slow-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

Read this for a module in university. I enjoyed the character of the narrator, an opinionated and sassy girl. Asian families are relatable everywhere.

I liked how certain family members were not given redemption arcs but was expecting more from the uncle. The story was kind of predictable with all the foreshadowing, but is logical and realistic. I don't know how I feel about the book's solution to racism being to be the bigger person. A friend pointed out how so many women's trauma is sexual assault and how this book is no different. I agree that it could definitely have been something else and carried the same message.

Overall, I still enjoy the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, and Child death