Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Bookbinder by Pip Williams

20 reviews

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Xenophobia

lexcellent's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Another beautiful and unique historical fiction novel from this author! Considered a companion to The Dictionary of Lost Words, it can be read alone but makes occasional references to characters and events from the first book. Whereas that one focused on the compilation and printing of the first Oxford English Dictionary, this book looks at the women binding books at the Oxford University Press from the beginning of WWI to a couple of years after the end of it. Strong female characters in a setting of WWI England, women's suffrage, and the Spanish Flu make for an interesting and emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol

dreadspawn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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? Yes

4.0

100% coding Maud as autistic, so many echolalia!! This was very sweet and very sad, but like the other book by this author, very much focusing on the intersection between gender and class, ignoring race completely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Fire/Fire injury

jopopipo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

essieruth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, War, and Classism

It happens “offstage”, but a female character who is unable to give informed consent is taken advantage of by a man.

livcashmere's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dystopia's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Terminal illness

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

My biggest issue is that Peggy annoyed me. But she also reminded me of myself, which gives me a lot to consider.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Xenophobia