Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

19 reviews

sadiegenene25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence and Sexism

januaryghosts's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Infidelity

takeaim's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

You'll find yourself rooting for Jo Kuan, a Chinese-American teen orphan living in 1890s Atlanta. The daily cruelty and injustice of Jo's life is heartbreaking, but she refuses to break. Writing anonymously as Miss Sweetie, a newspaper advice columnist, Jo shakes up the status quo of a society made up of the haves, have-nots and the never-will-haves. The backlash jeopardizes Jo's carefully protected existence, but being Miss Sweetie could also answer her one question: What happened to her parents?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Hate crime, Classism, and Abandonment

elisabeth_li's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Love this book! This author is amazing, and I enjoy many of her works

Spoiler

I especially like how the main character’s romantic relationship is a subplot, and does not take away from her firey spirit

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

hillarym's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Rape

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

quasinaut's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-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? Yes

4.25

Slow build, but ultimately really enjoyed it! Everything came together in the end -- perhaps too conveniently?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment

mikaylaslibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Classism

Moderate: Slavery and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol

vanadiumbean's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Chronic illness and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, and Slavery

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.25

I loved this book! The voice of the protagonist Jo was truly endearing, and I loved the twists and turns of the narrative. Also, it's rare to see books about Asian Americans' presence in the South. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

lynching, hanging, misogynoir