Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

30 reviews

caseyaboutthroughout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Colonisation and Kidnapping

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Racism, and Vomit

citrus_seasalt's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual content

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Murder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Genocide, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Vomit, Excrement, Drug use, Ableism, and Colonisation

Residential schools, stolen children, forced sterilization.

sophiewonders's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

PLEASE READ THIS!!
As an asexual Canadian teenager this book meant the world to me (The main character is demisexual living in Saskatchewan). It talked about love, sex, race, and family in a way I've never seen before. This book was emotional in a slow, warm way, and the author poured so much love into the pages it shines through clearly. It's the perfect summer read, with long muggy days and delicious ice cream. Lou's journey is about accepting herself and her culture, and the relationships with the people around her- but it'  so much more than that. This is a story that will stick with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Racism

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

ntripp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

I enjoyed this book more than I expected too. I highly recommend people check it out. I'd say high school ages and up. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

midnight_rain0302's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Racism

librarybookscene's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Colonisation, Grief, Classism, Stalking, and Rape

libscote's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

Lou knows that her birth is from a horrible event in her mother's past. She's kept secrets herself, and now she's carrying a big one--her birth father is out of jail and trying to contact her. He shows up different places, leaves her letters. Additionally, her friend King is back in town, and that brings up a lot of confusing feelings. What do they mean to each other? This story deals with the heartbreaking way Native people have been treated, and although this story takes place on the Canadian plains, it's definitely relevant to the United States as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Rape

szucker6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Biphobia, Chronic illness, and Infidelity