Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Spy x Family, Tome 1 by Tatsuya Endo

16 reviews

tashtasher's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

A quick and entertaining story following Twilight, Yor, and Anya “Forger”. A fake family where everyone benefits, but their feelings for each other are starting to become real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

hiddenfallacies's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A delightful action-comedy that pairs the fun of campy 60s spy media with the heartful emotions of the found family trope. This volume serves to set up the larger story and introduces the cast and plot wonderfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Abandonment

kwichris's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I checked this out after watching the recent movie on a whim while at the theater and finding the premise interesting. This is definitely a strong start for a series with a unique set up, well defined main characters, and a world that is slowly being built as the story continues to keep readers intrigued and wanting more. Speaking of which, I can't wait to check out the next volume!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

laurenvoice's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

This was fun and hilarious! I cannot wait to read volume two.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying, Sexism, and Classism

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

It's cute. It's funny; I laughed out loud multiple times. It's also very cartoony; the worldbuilding is barely sketched in, most of the characters are clearly defined types, and the situations are highly exaggerated. There are a lot of scenes where one of the leads inadvertently does something extremely suspicious, but manages to smooth things over with a flimsy excuse. (It's frankly a miracle that neither Loid nor Yor had sussed the other's secret out by the end of their first date, let alone by the end of the volume, and it continues to be a miracle that both are still regarded as normal and unsuspicious by the people around them.)
What won me over is that the emotional moments, when they happen, land well. Wacky shenanigans aside, it's a story about three people who are each, in their own ways, isolated from the world and yearning for a human connection that they've found in each other, and by the end of the volume I cared enough about them to want to see what happened next. (I don't know if I'm going to stick out the whole series, though; I suspect my tolerance for the wacky shenanigans may have its limits.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

risten's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Trafficking