Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

58 reviews

lelodo13's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book reminds me of an epic poem. Every line is carefully crafted to convey such raw pain, beauty, horrors, and love. 
This book was recommended to me so I didn't fully know what I was getting into. The story has supernatural elements that act as a coping mechanism for the main character. 
I would highly recommend this book. 

*listened to audiobook narrated by the author through Everand

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lfl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Absolutely beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so descriptive, for better or for worse you felt everything that Annis was going through. I did the full immersion on this one (audio and physical) which I think helped when it came to being able to follow along with the descriptive writing. I have been slowly making my way through this authors books and have not been disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

jesstaurant's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, and Grief

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was so deep and hard and sad. It’s just a realistic look at the horrors of slavery combined with what might have been. It was hard to be in this headspace for too long, but it’s definitely beautifully written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

yolie's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

moonyhannah's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Grief

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, and Grief

shainabriley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Grief