Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

266 reviews

thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

snooze fest tbh and i had no idea what this man was saying most of the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Racism

viselik's review against another edition

Yeah... I'll pass. I could not handle Tom anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

faith99's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Classism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Murder and Gun violence

nataliapassos's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Racism, Alcoholism, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Car accident, Blood, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Classism, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol

fishreads's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Daisy was insufferable. Gatsby deserved better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Murder and Suicide

Minor: Racism

dan_berlin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Never read this book in high school. But Apple Books has a free audiobook, read by Leslie Odom Jr. 

Gatsby is “the great American novel” for a reason and it feels good to have finally read / listened to this story. 

All the characters are kind of shitty in their own ways but Tom Buchanan is a real piece of shit. Shame nothing bad happens to him. Which I’m sure is the point. 

Odom, of course, plays the character wonderfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

snackattackisback69's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book and it's depictions of elitism. The symbolism was my favourite part, but the characters fell flat for me at times as they could feel more like narrative tools to enforce the themes rather than fleshed out people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Racism

faeriefox's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

None of the characters were in any way redeemable, the plot was really boring until chapter 7, and chapters 7-8 were the only reasons this book got a 2 rather than a 1. Characters were also really boring and honestly kinda stupid. Also they were all really racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic. I know it reflects the times, but the fact that none of them were in any way good kinda screwed that up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, and Antisemitism

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and War