Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

63 reviews

trix_lyn's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Ending was ehhh, but most of it was really good and the twist in the middle really well done. My only thing is I wish they’d have dragged it out longer before the reveal. Also I found the main character insufferable under the last few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

chaoticenby's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

Absolutely captivating, wild and unexpected, highly relatable as an Asian American. The plot takes you on such a ride and I loved every moment, with so mean reveals and twists in the mystery my heart racing and pages turning. The cast of Asian American characters capture a full experience of life, that had me recalling my own experiences growing up, my relationship to white institutions, and varying relationships with community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexism

siebensommer's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.5

why was sucking it up and pushing through it to the end perched on such a high pedestal anyway?
these were the same so-called values that sent phd students running headfirst into the open arms of antidepressants. for once in her life she wanted to be selfishly and deliciously lazy. to embody the most abhorred word of her generation: unproductive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, and Violence

e28rika's review against another edition

funny 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: Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

hmih's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cancer, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality

kelsmc's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Lesbophobia

bookwormdystopian2's review against another edition

challenging funny 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: Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

slaywithsteph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

Unhinged. This is the unhinged version of Yellowface. The plot which stirs the pot is ridiculously hilarious but the journey I took with Ingrid was not.

Where she began in a pool of her own internalized racism, she emerged with eyes wide open. Where she once made herself smaller, she reclaimed her space. Where she began unsure, she became certain. Where she began meek, she ended strong.

This is a book that I will remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Gun violence and Misogyny

kathshiroma's review against another edition

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Outing, Colonisation, and Deportation

jan_db's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

i had absolutely no idea where this book was taking me at times and i love it for that. 
genuinely made me think about how society treats asian people, especially in a post covid world.
i enjoyed the characters interactions with each other; all of them were established really well i think.
made me laugh at how ridiculous these characters were at times (and also in disbelief that white people like the ones portrayed in this book actually exist…)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting