Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

7 reviews

chemeducator's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia

lr205's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense

4.0

Set in early 1900’s Harlem with the mafia, and later in Oregon where the KKK is active. Too much cursing  for me. A surprising mystery though. Well written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

book_gremlin42's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

quasinaut's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

Slow to start and heavy on the 20s slang, but the split stories -- 1910s Harlem with the Mafia and 1920s Portland with the KKK -- are well-developed and ultimately intertwined.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

mandkips's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Minor: Abortion

abbeyreadthis's review

adventurous informative tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, and Violence

kendra_f's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Murder