Reviews tagging 'Racism'

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

42 reviews

unlyke_li's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

3.0

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walrus420's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
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sandsing7's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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? No

3.25

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emandrea's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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paigereitz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

A powerful novel that more people need to read. Johnson doesn’t hold back when discussing BLM and how the system is against people of color. Tracey came across as a regular teen but dedicated to getting her father out. The events leading up to the end were excellent from start to finish. 
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readandfindout's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Style/writing: 2 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 4 stars
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sophia_ryann's review against another edition

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

4.75

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mwalla's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative 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

4.0

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cocoanut7's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Powerful perspective of another person's experience. Some of the things felt a bit of a stretch - unconnected to the racism element. I felt that the book slightly insinuated blacks and whites will never be able to understand one another which made me sad. But I'm on the privileged side of that, so I don't want to necessarily argue that. But if it's true, how sad.
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