Reviews tagging 'Classism'

El dios de las pequeñas cosas by Arundhati Roy

63 reviews

ebarnitt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Incest

lcamp2780's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

raybiescabies's review against another edition

It felt incredibly repetitive, like the story was buffering on the same vague ideas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Classism

gagne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, and Classism

molestation of a child by an adult

beth_simmons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

Beautiful writing, but hard to follow at times. It took me a while to get into it. Not a light read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Classism

suzanneelsa's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad 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? No

5.0

first reread in Dec 2023. 

I love this book with all that I’ve got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

rowanelisa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Classism

angelkisses's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Child death

lanid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Classism

Minor: Incest and Sexual content