Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

5 reviews

jelliestars's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Death of parent

zosiahalbersztat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Xenophobia

Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

marissab's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Excrement

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Excrement

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Transphobia

mmefish's review against another edition

I cannot stand when white authors casually use slurs like “g*psy” in their works without a second thought. Judging by reviews, it’s a disgusting book anyway.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Xenophobia

emmaoline's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

I am left with one question after reading this book and that is how was this ever published?
Not just in terms of content but the writing seems like nonsensical drivel only found in a first draft. At times it felt like Aciman had recently purchased his first thesaurus when writing this book, but had yet to learn anything about punctuation. Whilst what is supposed to pass for plot feels more like horror than romance.

There are no likeable characters in this book. There are no people in this book, only aliens masquerading as people. Although I did enjoy the character Ada whose only purpose was to say "I am Ada," in a crowded room. If this was spoken to the main characters or not, or in the background is not really clear, which made it funnier.

But in the end, I am left reeling from the racist colonial ideology that came out of nowhere and had way too much time spent on it as if it were Shakespeare. This disgusting language was so disturbing I forgot the earlier passage where a peach was described as "bruises and damaged, like a rape victim,"[sic]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Death of parent