Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye

4 reviews

autumnrevisited's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

_forestofpages's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

** For your own sake read the content warnings **

This book was well written, with great use of metaphor and weaved German fables and superstition into the reality of the story's setting very well. That is all I liked about it.

This book has no plot and no real conclusion. It is a peek into a small cursed town full of horrible and violent people doing awful, vile things. I don't see a purpose to it except to disturb the reader. I got nothing from this book except a bad taste in my mouth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

morganperks's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

alternative title: you're house is on fire, your children low key set it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

rachelunabridged's review

dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder