Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

8 reviews

paigehf's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence

risemini's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

madeleineelr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, Drug use, and Gun violence

sarahholliday's review

challenging hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I think The Last White Man would make for a fantastic read alongside other works that tackle similar topics, employ the same literary devices, and offer different approaches to the "race transformation" plot. There's a lot to discuss here, and though I personally didn't find Hamid's approach to be particularly satisfying, I would love to dig into it with others.

I don't usually enjoy Hemingway-eque, stream of consciousness writing styles, but there was something about Hamid's rambling sentences and odd colloquialisms that kept me engaged. 

Overall, I think a lot of the heft of the novel comes from its representation of events we've collectively lived through recently—militant responses to unrest, racial tension, confinement, etc. The events of the novel, apart from their real life counterparts, feel overly simplistic. Maybe that's a result of our limited perspective, stuck as we are within Anders' POV. Or maybe Hamid's happily-ever-ending just feels to unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Suicide, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

surprisebear's review

challenging reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Addiction, Racism, Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

bubblescotch's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Racism

hanreadin's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

mckeelyshannon's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Racism