Reviews tagging 'Racism'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

16 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

emotional informative 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: Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, and Cannibalism

bridgetwillson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

This book was very upsetting and hard to read at times. Overall sense of hopelessness. That being said, it was something I needed to read, and the fictional narrative made it gripping and fast paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Violence

bookwyrmsam's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I thought this book was well written and the thematic exploration was interesting, there just wasn't anything here that I think will stick with me after closing the book. I do wonder how much of that is the amount of time that has passed since publication; I was already well aware of how horrifying the meat industry in the Unites States is before reading this, it's part of why I rarely eat meat. I also wanted the discussions of domestic violence, and miscarriage to go further. Those arcs felt rushed/incomplete to me when the book came to a close.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Racism, and Miscarriage

bethnelson's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Racism, and Vomit

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Animal death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Vomit, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Cancer, Abortion, Homophobia, and Blood

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Racism, and Eating disorder

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

oneinamili's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Racism

cow_png's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

I found this book like tough to read just because of the plot and the things that happen in it. Please look at the trigger warnings before reading this, I didn't. BUT I did like this book. I don't know how to describe it, it was sad and tense and it made me nervous. Ruth is always doing interesting thing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism

thisispatrick's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexism

djpizza's review against another edition

challenging funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Gore, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

Minor: Gaslighting and Infidelity