Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson

26 reviews

mymercurialnature's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

cyndi1966's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

nidzi_c's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

briana513's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

Boring at times.

Ending didn’t feel like a resolution, kind of just seemed like Ruth gave up and everyone moved on? I mean it was for the better but it still seemed like a lot of build up for nothing

Midnight was definitely my favorite character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, and Police brutality

daniscorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Death, and Drug use

lady_elle's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Alcohol

moriahleigh's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

chelsaat's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Remember when Obama was elected and all the pundits declared that racism was over? LOL. This book, while maybe a little heavy handed with its message, is a good reminder that as much as things may change, the more they stay the same. 

There's a lot of melodrama here, but the writing was distant in a way that meant I couldn't fully connect with these characters as much as I was expected to. I did like Ruth, but don't think Midnight's POV was wholly necessary. This book felt more like a depository for Themes than a fully lived-in story, if that makes any sense. Still, those themes are important and I'm glad I read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

suzyvee's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

blackcatkai's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

CW: racism, casual ableism, pregnancy & birth (graphic/on page), violence, alcohol use, drug use mentioned, gun violence, police brutality, death of a parent mentioned, infertility & miscarriage mentioned, classism, bullying, violence, child abuse

this type of contemporary isn't usually my go-to, so I had a bit of a hard time getting into it, but overall a really good read. Johnson has a way with words and I'd be interested in what she writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent