Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

84 reviews

calamitydane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

This book was fascinating start to finish. The themes, the voice, the settings, the characters were all engrossing and captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

transgender

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intersex

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lesbian

irenetrexqueen's review against another edition

Just too heavy for me right now. May try to return done the road. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

autumnalis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

errie's review against another edition

dark

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

5.0

This was mesmerizing. The characters and the narrative were so amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Colonisation

Intersexism

twistmalchik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

katherineshawwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This is one of those books that stick with you. It's gritty and bleak, yet fascinating, surprising and powerful. Rivers Solomon doesn't hold back when laying bare the US' dark history of colonisation, corruption, racism and religious oppression, putting these themes at the forefront of this dark speculative story. There is mystery throughout, with the truth being bizarre and yet believable, leading us into a gripping, tragic and somehow hopeful finale.

It isn't an easy read - Vern is definitely a morally grey main character who can be unlikeable at times, but she's also incredibly sympathetic, and you are always rooting for her to finally achieve peace, both with herself and her situation.

All in all, an excellent book, and I will definitely pick up more of Solomon's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, and Colonisation

e_len's review against another edition

How did this even get published? It would have profited from more editing, especially the developmental kind. Mostly it was between wtf is happening and meh.
-sometimes the author get's preachy
-casual racism: white toxicity, a white p ople kind of place (what does that even mean?). As a non-American reader, this casual racism is off-putting. Can you see it, if I say black toxicity or a black people kind of place (alsono idea what that would even look like)
-very unlikeable character, perpetually stuck in teenage rebellion. For example, she hates a little boy for reading well.
I quit when she left her 2 defenceless infants in the woods at night in September to go hook up. They are sleeping is not an excuse.
Positives: descriptions to make Baudelaire proud, LGBTQIA representation

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry

casdelvo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry