Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Des souris et des hommes, by John Steinbeck

163 reviews

abbruzzese's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

most boring book i've ever read. not a single likeable character plus <spolier>not one but TWO dogs die. wtf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Racial slurs, and Racism

memento_vivere's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Racism, Death, Racial slurs, Animal death, Violence, Sexism, and Mental illness

robyn_vennard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Death, Cursing, Ableism, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Gun violence

edengrace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

1.0

genuinely disliked this book so much. read it for class and didn’t even finish it properly. idc if it’s historical and shit… let’s read something current where they don’t have the n word on every single page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Toxic friendship

raccooonhands's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

stormblessedt's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

For the duration of this short read, there was a heaviness in my stomach that ended with an ache in my chest 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death and Murder

sa_aurum's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Cursing, and Violence

jupiter_56's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

0.75

i just generally didn’t like the book. i was forced to read it for school and thought it has the most mind-boring plot ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing and Gun violence

kamrynharned's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.25

It’s a classic I’m glad I read, but definitely walked away with a relief to be done.  You can tell with a sense of impending doom that things aren’t going to go the way you want them to from the beginning, and with one minor twist at the end that I didn’t expect, it was about a tragic as one could imagine.  Life is not fair - especially for those of us who slightly differ from “the norm”. And sometimes, even those who love us and care about us the most can’t protect us from the brutal consequences of accidental or simple mistakes.  Steinbecks use of repetition was very interesting - it definitely made the story more emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death

sammm_888's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Cursing