Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Call Me by Your Name: Ruf mich bei deinem Namen by André Aciman

17 reviews

marissab's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Excrement

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Excrement

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Transphobia

clockworkstars's review against another edition

Livre très problématique et de plus très lent, aucune envie de le finir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

cherryredmarlene's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

it is a weird and questionable book but the writing is a masterpiece 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

amandaoestreich's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Self harm

onion's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use

kearac's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Racism and Transphobia

emmaoline's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

I am left with one question after reading this book and that is how was this ever published?
Not just in terms of content but the writing seems like nonsensical drivel only found in a first draft. At times it felt like Aciman had recently purchased his first thesaurus when writing this book, but had yet to learn anything about punctuation. Whilst what is supposed to pass for plot feels more like horror than romance.

There are no likeable characters in this book. There are no people in this book, only aliens masquerading as people. Although I did enjoy the character Ada whose only purpose was to say "I am Ada," in a crowded room. If this was spoken to the main characters or not, or in the background is not really clear, which made it funnier.

But in the end, I am left reeling from the racist colonial ideology that came out of nowhere and had way too much time spent on it as if it were Shakespeare. This disgusting language was so disturbing I forgot the earlier passage where a peach was described as "bruises and damaged, like a rape victim,"[sic]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Death of parent