Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

369 reviews

charm_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

tey_lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It was a little predictable but it was still a fun ride nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

angelasunshine's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

I'll read anything S.A. Cosby writes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, and Murder

megmccreery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This was so, so good but so, so violent, and I loved it. Ike + Buddy Lee 4ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, and Medical content

ashalily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Blood

matmatmatty's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

laughingrevolution's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

NYT Notable Books 2021: 18/100

One of the best parts of reading through the NYT notable books lists is discovering new authors. I've not come across Cosby before but both books I've read of his I've enjoyed. I've read a lot of thrillers and my biggest critique is that at a certain point they all start to feel the same. Cosby's books feel fresh and new in a lot of ways and while I could definitely see things coming, it was really cool to see how Cosby built up to things and managed to surprise me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Racial slurs

juchinnii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m conflicted about this book. The writing style really brought the characters to life and I felt like I was in the Deep South - it’s clearly something the author is very familiar with. The main characters were just kinda the worst though. It felt like “old men finally attempt to discover empathy while also going on a violent and murderous rampage” and I’m clearly biased, I’ve grown up in a very liberal and accepting household, but I feel like that just added to my frustration with these characters. In the middle part they’re looking for information and whether people help them or not, they just keep fighting w everyone. Most of the LGBTQ+ people in this book feature as plot devices to further the main characters’ journey, and I can’t say much more than that about the depictions of women either. I get that the author was making some big Statements about racism, homophobia, toxic masculinity, etc., but it was a lot for me. I didn’t have a good time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Torture, and Transphobia

catsinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Transphobia