Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

17 reviews

saltedsnail's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

feelincelestial's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I loved the writing and the nuanced portrayal of a teenager in an abusive environment. The way that Silvie recognizes her parent’s behavior is wrong and resents them but also feels the need to have their backs around others and defend their behavior is tragically realistic. I enjoyed the writing style, besides the fact that dialogue was neither put in quotations or italicized, which made it difficult to follow who was speaking and when at times. I also found the ending a bit rushed and abrupt. If the ending had felt more satisfying, this would easily have been a 4-5 star read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

caileigh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Further evidence that just having a PhD doesn’t mean you’re not an idiot. 
Also you might want to have a very basic idea of bog people prior to reading. Also if you’re a rabbit owner,

you should know that they hunt rabbits.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

abi_laura's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse

himemiyaa's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

interrobang_1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

kylegibbens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

esme_may's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Alcohol

breauseph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kiddocut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

Fantastic quick read about a boiling family drama, framed in a setting that calls back to class, gender and academic background-and how that affects our ability to interpret  the world both in a literal and emotional sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

There is a use of a slide one time-to describe a character’s inability or stubbornness to adapt his language to modern terminology in a historical context. I didn’t anticipate it and I wish there was someone who mentioned it. It’s a story heavily about a fractured and demanding father whose daughter is just discovering herself. It is well written and I think all TW that I applied are accurate.