Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Native Son by Richard Wright

45 reviews

trisha_clay's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is heavy. It’s exceptionally well written but very, very painful. I felt sympathy for many characters in this book. Bigger is not one of them, though I felt aghast from his life circumstances. There are echoes of this book in Invisible Man, and at the same time they are very different. Max’s speech towards the end of the book is important. Ultimately, I feel disgusted by our country’s choices that mean you could tell a very similar story today. We need to face that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, and Murder

kristiniad's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse

eengland's review

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

Not an easy read, but well done on all aspects. First half is B R U T A L. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

voicenextdoor's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Murder

juliabristow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Alcohol

adrreads's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Murder

elizafiedler's review

challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

The narration is masterful. It lets us into Bigger's inner world in ways that Bigger seems incapable of expressing in words himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Classism

scummzz's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Murder

loverofwisdomandmen's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

Bro. I still need to do my deep dive for ap literature about this but UGH this was a PAGE TURNER.  Richard Wright had me on the edge of my seat- asking my study hall teacher whether or not human bones would burn in a furnace 😭 .  Just a very good piece of literature although I can’t disagree with the feminist criticisms of how one dimensional some of the women were depicted compared to the men- but that’s a whole nother can of worms- this is a gem of realist societal criticism . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, and Alcohol

all1thegr8's review

medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Thoroughly enjoyed, think everyone should read. Interesting existential themes & commentary on American society. So much going on, will carry this book with me for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder