Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

11 reviews

neens_m's review

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

amiamor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Confinement, Racial slurs, Bullying, Xenophobia, and Racism

booksngrannies's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: War

pich's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

though it took me a while to finish, i really enjoyed this book. i thought the writing worked well (even if the dialogue felt clunky at times), as well as the time skips. the overall story was, as the title suggests, bittersweet.

once they started to mention the girl at the counter more often, i had a feeling it might’ve been ethel, and was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be true. i thought that was an interesting but nice impression, especially since henry was still in love with keiko, and she was someone who cared about his well-being. i thought the quote “He’d do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter” was a great way to tie in the title into the book.

the ending was very well written, along with the extra short story of keiko from the ‘40s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Racial slurs

angelbabe_cj's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Death and Police brutality

abigailjblay's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I read quite a bit of historical fiction that has to do with WWII, but I realized that most of it focuses on the European front. This one gives you a look into the Japanese Internment camps that were set up in the western US.
I thought this was so sweet! It had a slow start that took me a while to grasp, but once you get to the Romeo and Juliet- esque relationship (without the terrible ending) it is so worth it. I always love when there are secondary characters that fill in the gaps in the main character’s life. Mrs. Beatty was an unassuming hero in this novel and I grew to love her and what she did for Henry. Sheldon was just *chef’s kiss*. I would definitely recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, War, and Hate crime

Moderate: Grief, Violence, and Terminal illness

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

amcghig's review

challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Bullying

misosoupcup's review

challenging emotional sad medium-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

4.75

heart wrenching story. would have been 5 stars if not for the inclusion of marty and his white gf

Adored Keiko and her family.

I liked the open ending which I could see Henry and Keiko rebuilding their relationship and fall in love with each other again, or have them go on their separate paths after meeting.

Heads up for a usage of the n-word.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

at least one instance of a character saying the n-word