Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

Spring by Ali Smith

5 reviews

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Cancer, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Deportation, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

at806's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Classism, Colonisation, Deportation, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

megsotto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Deportation, Confinement, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer

ruthmoog's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

This has been my favourite so far of the series (3 of 4). It is perhaps the most story-led and less abstract than Autumn and Winter.

It's still in keeping with the poetic and brash style with political commentary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racial slurs

Moderate: Deportation

Incarceration

annashan's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Deportation

Moderate: Trafficking