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reachingforstardust's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Police brutality
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Rape, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Grief
maddiebo97's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
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
4.0
a timely classic that almost feels like it could have been written yesterday. it’s scary how much this book is still relevant.
I wish I would have been able to read it in a class, because I feel like I didn’t get everything out of it that I was supposed to… almost feels like I read it “wrong”. it was a daunting novel that was difficult to pick up. the plot was not difficult to understand, but the plot of this book is definitely secondary. it’s there to deliver the message, but I missed out on the message half of the time.
I wish I would have been able to read it in a class, because I feel like I didn’t get everything out of it that I was supposed to… almost feels like I read it “wrong”. it was a daunting novel that was difficult to pick up. the plot was not difficult to understand, but the plot of this book is definitely secondary. it’s there to deliver the message, but I missed out on the message half of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Racism, and Sexual assault
gwennypenny15's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.0
This audiobook was scary how relevant it is still to this day but I wish it was only 8 hours. It just really dragged down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Rape
ha1yan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Racial slurs
sydneylount's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Incest
jadenbailey's review
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, and Police brutality
lilyenglish8's review
challenging
dark
reflective
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Racial slurs, Incest, and Rape
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, and Gore
booktribe's review
DNF at 13%. I am so damn tired of trauma porn. The only Black books that get labeled as classics are all about hardship and I am sick of it. Yt ppl have romance classics like Pride and Prejudice and horror classics like Frankenstein, but this is all we get.
The writing in this book is very pretty, but I refuse to make myself read a book with a scene explaining how a man raped and impregnated his daughter just because it’s a classic.
The problem is that we let yt school curriculum choose our classics, so they try to make sure the only books we read are about us are books about slavery, poverty , racism, and just being downtrodden.
Sorry about the mini rant. I’m sure that this book is good, hence why I didn’t rate it poorly. It’s just not for me. I can’t take the trauma porn any more. I see it enough on tv, I don’t need it in my books too.
The writing in this book is very pretty, but I refuse to make myself read a book with a scene explaining how a man raped and impregnated his daughter just because it’s a classic.
The problem is that we let yt school curriculum choose our classics, so they try to make sure the only books we read are about us are books about slavery, poverty , racism, and just being downtrodden.
Sorry about the mini rant. I’m sure that this book is good, hence why I didn’t rate it poorly. It’s just not for me. I can’t take the trauma porn any more. I see it enough on tv, I don’t need it in my books too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Rape
lukebryan's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
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
5.0
I first read the Prologue to Invisible Man while in a bookshop, and the hold those first pages I read did not dissipate until I bought it. Invisible Man hinges on its protagonist and his uneven progression through confronting racial prejudice, which is as gripping as it is vividly shocking. This is the first book in a while to elicit genuine smiles from me while reading, as the way in which Ellison ties everything together is absolutely masterful. I cannot highly recommend this book enough, as even though its pacing is slow, I was so engrossed that it was took hold of my thoughts during my breaks from it until I finally returned to it. Just an all-time classic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Fatphobia, Alcohol, Confinement, Blood, and Gun violence
sophstringfellow's review
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual content