Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Passing by Nella Larsen

266 reviews

froon's review against another edition

5.0

this was such a whirlwind read. the pace, dialogue, and plot are gripping, leaving no time at all to feel bored. larsen captures so much within these pages: colorism, racism, misogyny, love, desire, motherhood. each of these aspects build to a shocking, yet inevitable, ending. the characters hold such nuance that it makes it difficult to fully support them and impossible not to love them. clare and irene’s relationship was perfectly fraught and complex, enchanting and all-encompassing. definitely a book i’d like to revisit again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

lfera8's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Well written i just felt the pacing was quite rushed at points and very slow at others

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

fatfrog's review against another edition

Too boring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

amelody's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

rory18's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, Suicide, Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol, and War

It's technically unclear if the character who died was murdered or not.

bookiebooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death

mloeb14's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

esther_5's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Xenophobia