Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

5 reviews

em_h_ma's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Je ne sais pas si j’ai aimé ou détesté ce livre. Je l’ai trouvé écœurant, dégoûtant, dérangeant mais aussi touchant. Il m’a fait réfléchir. Dans tous les cas j’ai beaucoup plus apprécié la fin que le début. L’ensemble est juste un condensé de tout ce qui est mauvais dans le monde. Et comme toujours, les histoires d’animaux ont réussi à me faire pleurer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

joe_dmh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

martinza's review against another edition

Habe es zur Hälfte geschafft. Das Buch besteht aus einer Aneinanderreihung von inneren Monologen von Arschlöchern. Kein Charakter hatte bis jetzt eine positive Eigenschaft. Dadurch fehlt für mich Menschlichkeit völlig in dem Buch. Die Charaktere erscheinen mir auch alle sehr klischeehaft. Die Darstellung der weiblichen Charaktere erscheint mir misogyn, auch wenn die Darstellung in ihren eigenen inneren Monologen transportiert ist. Das Arschlöcher rassistische unf frauenfeindliche Dinge denken wird auch gerne genutzt, um diese Dinge noch mal in Buch aufzuschreiben.

Die ganze Negativität ist mir richtig aufs Gemüt geschlagen 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

foofymcgriddle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Classism

jujubahn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Alcohol