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Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'
Ghid de vicii și virtuți pentru gentlemeni by Mackenzi Lee, Carmen Ion
17 reviews
lennie_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
oddio's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse and Violence
cecilielaugesen's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Other than that I found this book very underwhelming and a bit disappointing.
Mainly because the main character, Monty, is useless and very annoying.
Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Confinement, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Colonisation
katie0528's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Colonisation
eidal's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Slavery, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
snapshotmaestro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexism and Slavery
changelingreader_adrian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Minor: Self harm and Sexual content
joyfulfoodie's review against another edition
- 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
The characters are lovable and evolve nicely through the book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
adalinemccormick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism
nonnavlis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It was also lovely to see some unexpected disability representation later in the story! (I am not considering this is a spoiler as it's something I would've wanted to know as a disabled person, but sorry if anyone feels a bit cheated in my saying so).
The only problem I had with it was the handling of racial tension within the story. I respect the author's desire for some diversity and their certainly earnest and well-meant attempt at handling it, but it did feel pretty simplistic and glossed over in a way I expect a reader of colour would find even more awkward/uncomfortable than I did as a white reader. It's unfortunately one of those stories that probably would've benefited heavily from some sensitivity readers that it seems it did not have. The fact that the author even has an author's note chapter at the end of the book dedicated to summarizing her historical research and influences (where she refers to slave-owners as masters rather than enslavers which felt to me like a pretty glaring sign of lack of knowledge in this area), but still fumbled this as much as she did is why I've removed half a star from my rating. I did see after finishing that this is part of a series so I'm hoping it will be handled better in future stories, since we all have room to learn.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury