Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

21 reviews

maggie1875's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

This book was very jam packed with plot but also lots of characters and character growth you see Young Ian grow up as well as Brianna and Roger. 

Spoiler

You get the pleasure of seeing Jamie be a father to Brianna and how that changes his personality to the reader. This with Claire and Brianna’s relationship playing a large role in the novel, makes you feel closer to Jamie and Claire than you did before.

This book induced lots of tears but also lots of perspective and growth. It was one of the best books in the later half of the series I believe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Slavery, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse

kellymoroney's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Death, Racism, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Slavery

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual content, War, Death, Dysphoria, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Abortion, Classism, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Excrement, and Racial slurs

sschmidt1300's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Child death

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Excrement, Child death, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Deportation, and Torture

Graphic: child birth ; execution by hanging / fire ; suicide by fire

lizzyfields's review against another edition

relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Slavery

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Torture, Hate crime, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, War, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, and Incest

thefriendlymushroom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, and Outing

infjill's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

htracy0884's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

One of the reasons I like seeing the show/movie before the book (though I always shift into “I have to read the book before I can see the show/movie” whenever something new is announced) is the investment of time and the undeniable fact that no matter how good a show is, the book is nearly always better.  The Outlander books, save for the first, are like 850-1100ish pages each…1. That’s a lot of reading to commit to if I can determine interest in a series more quickly, and 2. There’s always way more context in books, things that either don’t translate to film to are cut for time but nevertheless interesting details, sometimes (as is the case with Outlander) entire plot lines…so it’s like getting a whole bunch of great bonus content.  I never would have picked up Outlander, not in a million years, if I hadn’t been bored out of my head and it was the last show on earth I hadn’t seen during quarantine.  I didn’t even like the show that much, but kept watching because there was literally nothing else left, then grew to love it and appreciate it for what it was.  I was still hesitant to buy the books and while they get more complicated and dense as time goes on, the show isn’t getting more episodes for that.  

Which leads me to…this book was super slow to start and I have had it on my nightstand for ages, reading 50 pages here and there but never excited to pick it back up.  In true Outlander fashion (I feel), once it picks up, it rolls.  It’s not a fast story by any means, and think it may have been the author who said this is a story about a long marriage, not a story about the Jacobites or time travel or WWII or any of the things that happen…it’s the very messy and tumultuous creation of a family.   In short, a marathon, not a sprint.  Even she doesn’t know when or how it will end and she’s been writing these books for 30 years.  And that’s all I have to say about that…as much to myself as anyone else.  Her writing style remains the same, reliable, witty and intelligent way it’s always been.  The story weaves in some really mundane and equally intense themes, some sweet and concise, others graphic and violent.  They are what they are, no more, no less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery