Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Temporada de Caça by Stephen Graham Jones

8 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

The Only Good Indians is such a compelling and gripping horror story once you get into it. The beginning is a little slow, and the author makes you work to decipher his writing style - but it pays off to figure out the rhythm of it. I especially liked the various POV shifts and the importance of even the most miniscule details. Will definitely be reading more by Stephen Graham Jones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Infertility and Vomit

elkboy23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

This is one of those books that takes a while to get going, but once it does, hold onto your butt. The beginning and the end lost me a little but the main middle chunk was incredible. There are images in there that are going to stick with me for a while. For example:

Lewis and the teeth, hello???

. The author also uses a really unique mechanic in the middle that I loved once I got used to.
I also really appreciate being able to read a story with such a heavy influence from the Blackfeet culture. Not just for an understanding of the scarcity and injustice, but for the richness of their traditions, legends, lore, etc.

In short, I'm very glad I read this book and will be thinking of it for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pregnancy

demon_catheter's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Hate crime and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident

tifftastic87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I struggled in the beginning with this book, the writing style was different than everything I've ever read. At first it felt like the narrator wasnt sure what they were trying to say, and that was off putting but then I realized it was purposeful. Everyone in this story, except for Denorah, is an unreliable narrator. Every part not from her perspective is written in that way. Her parts are smooth and easy. Everyone else's a little choppy, a little distracted, a little unsure. Once I got the hang of it, it was better. 

Each character's voice was unique. The story was nothing that I've ever read and it was dark as anything. I was not prepared for so much death. I'm going with a 4 only because the writing style was so hard. I found skipping to the second person for stuff in the second act (don't wanna spoil) to be really rough and kind of jarring. 

I do really like how important Denorah, the fourteen-year-old daughter of one of the originally introduced characters became. I liked following the plot through characters so that it felt character driven but still moved by the plot. 

I'll definitely be reading this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

ladyinverse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

it's actually a very good read and a very good narrative. i found myself liking the antagonist of the story vs the protagonists. a lot of the basketball terminology and descriptions really lost me near the end and i felt like I was reading it to just get it over with vs enjoying the book for the horror of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Despite the prose being overwritten at times, and the amount of violence against women, this book is about nature taking its revenge and breaking intergenerational trauma cycles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Classism

The subjects of shame towards a parent, murder of indigenous and white women, tensions about interracial relationships, and intergenerational trauma are explored in detail within the text.

cviii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Excrement, and Alcohol