Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

5 reviews

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

alexchig's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

The premise of this book is so unusual yet the message is really far-reaching. Just as in The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki infused the story with so much social commentary that I was left with a lot to think about afterwards. The characters were diverse and complex, with all of them having different outlooks on life largely due to their social and cultural backgrounds. Some moments were extremely traumatic and had me on the verge of tears which I didn't expect due to the rather lighthearted beginning. I listened to the audiobook and found that Ruth narrated in a very engaging way, taking on different voices and accents depending on the character. I'm thoroughly impressed by what I've read from her so far, looking forward to more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Racism

am2ara's review against another edition

Got nauseated when

the CEO rapes his wife

while screaming at her. There is also a scene much earlier to a similar effect but the

rape

is unsuccessful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Xenophobia

tiredurbanist's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

allyofshalott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Blood