Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman

4 reviews

peepder's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Confinement

Minor: Abortion

sophilozophy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

It is a captivating story about two friends that have to face the prejudices of their world that keeps them apart despite their growing feelings.

This story literally flips history on its head. Sephy is a Cross that lives a life of privilege and power. Callum is a Nought–the underclass that is seen as less than others because of the colour of their skin.

I can't get this book and their story out of my head. The senseless injustice of events in it and how it's all because of the colour of someone's skin.

This novel is heartbreaking and thought-provoking. I wish things like what unfolded in the story were truly fiction and only pages in a book. That could be one of the reasons why this book will stay with me because while I finished it and would like to see it as fiction, I can't. The only fictional thing is the marginalized group in the book is the opposite in reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Hate crime, Violence, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia and Suicidal thoughts

dietvanillecoke's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

florafauna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Domestic abuse