Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

7 reviews

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

josie2k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Toxic relationship

myk_yeah's review

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I thought this book was really interesting, I appreciated the look into white folks' fear of losing our privilege. The way it was handled felt really true to life. I read almost the whole book in one sitting, it was engrossing and I enjoyed the read.
I would have wanted to have a character who didn't turn, who was always dark, and know what their perspective was in this situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

content warning for blackface, mentions of rioting

criticalgayze's review

challenging hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

Like with Exit West, this book poses some interesting questions. These are two that really stuck with me:

• What gives a person their "self?"
• Does a change in one's "self," especially a drastic change, make them more aware of who they are or less aware?

While Hamid is amazing at positing deep moral questions, unlike with Exit West, I don't think this book goes quite far enough in addressing them or their repercussions in the specific world he's laid out here. It is sad to think, but I don't think the violence of the moment likely escalates to its logical end point, and I think the ledge is come down from rather too quickly and smoothly.

We also get a rather random glimpse at a possible aware external narrator who only presents themselves once, which makes it feel like an original structure idea that forgot to be fully excised from the final edit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, and Chronic illness

Minor: Addiction

sarahmae531's review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A very interesting topic, beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

caterpillar's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

i really liked the premise of this book and the story as it played out! i didn’t love the style of writing (run-on sentences/stream of consciousness) because it made it hard for me to keep my attention on what i was reading. however, as the book progressed, i began to enjoy it more

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Violence, Racism, Suicide, Hate crime, and Death of parent

mckeelyshannon's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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