Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

7 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

emotional sad

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

I feel like one of the plotlines just never got resolved and I disagree with the main character on 

Spoiler

how Abe Allerton should've just died like it does make sense for dying ppl to be extremely desperate

. Besides those, the pace is slow until it becomes fast in the final 100ish pages and there are emotional scenes towards the end, just like a milder version of Record of a Spaceborn Few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Gore, Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Hate crime

Minor: Animal death, Ableism, and Blood

Ableism is specifically use of unchallenged ableist language: the word "h*ndicap"

vercopaanir's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Amazing world-building and a really neat story!  The ending felt a little rushed and there were a couple plot holes in the last 100 or so pages that didn’t seem to get answered/resolved, but overall really good writing and a unique story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Animal death, Racism, Colonisation, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, and Hate crime

Minor: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

The racism in this book is experienced by the main character and her ancestors and called out by the main character. It’s not a racist book, it’s simply sharing the lived experience of Native Americans in an urban fantasy setting.

sunnydale's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.5

I read this book exactly when I needed to. Grief is explored in a meaningful way, but is never gratuitous or burdensome, so I found it restorative as I processed the loss of a family member. The narrative voice is warm and inviting, and I felt genuine affection for the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Genocide, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Police brutality, War, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, and Trafficking

Ellie has experienced racism, but she does not describe previous experiences in detail. Subjects like violence and danger are appropriate to a middle grade novel. Death and grief are discussed at length.

morganperks's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Torture, Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Colonisation, Medical content, Addiction, Miscarriage, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Genocide, Medical trauma, Stalking, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Kidnapping, Confinement, Cancer, and Gun violence

solenekeleroux's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Hate crime

Minor: Animal death

booksbutmakeitgay's review

adventurous reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Racism, and Violence

breezer's review

adventurous hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime and Grief