Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson

10 reviews

mscalls's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Slavery, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Classism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape

kirame's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Death

Minor: Sexual content

bethanstanleyy's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Excrement, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, Blood, Death, Infertility, Cursing, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, War, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, and Genocide

akmistyrose's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

Picked this up as a "funny read" from some booklist somewhere.  I'd say clever over funny, but it finished well.  https://t.co/wwbJ7qA2tK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Genocide

kayesomething's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Confinement, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Murder, Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

nicejewishgrl's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

The reason I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 is it is yet another white man writing from the perspective of a black woman. Not great. However, the writing style is funny as hell, the story is fun and adventurous, and I learned a lot about several different places in a unique yet vast time period. Would recommend if you want a laugh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

reki_oeo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Addiction, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Rape

rochellem's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

flordemaga's review

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Excrement, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content