Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Sign of Four: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Arthur Conan Doyle

6 reviews

londonsetterby's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

Incredibly racist.
Also tedious and goofy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

stories's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

This tale has not aged well, but is certainly twisty. I do enjoy the vivid characters that Conan Doyle sketches. 

Not to mention the impact that Love At First Sight has on narrator reliability. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

texassizedreads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

jem_andtonic's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use and Slavery

It’s a classic so there is some derogatory language that wouldn’t fly now days

oliviasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This is the second installment of Sherlock Holmes and honestly I wasn't impressed. The story was interesting enough to keep me reading but not at an enthusiastic pace. What really put me off this book was the horrendous racism throughout. I was disgusted with the offensive language used. I am aware that they were accepted views of the time but I think Doyle's racism went beyond the average Joe Bob's racism. Just when you think it can't get much worse he starts to describe a character in the most inhumane way. I may give The hounds a try as I am reading them as part of a readalong but if the racism persists I 'm not sure I will be comfortable reading more. These books should not be promoted in our culture, we have no time for racists, no matter what time they lived in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry