Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

7 reviews

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I really respect how she writes children; it's beautiful when you can tell that someone likes and respects children in real life by how they write child characters. There is so much love in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, Genocide, Deportation, Slavery, and War

hannahpings's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide and Ableism

Minor: War

A child asphyxiates and goes into a coma, but is later able to be resuscitated. Their unconscious body is described in detail, both when found and as they are being resuscitated.

acemummerz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Deportation, Infertility, Genocide, Pregnancy, and Racism

The book explores alien cultures during a space disaster - everything discussed is about alien races / species rather than human, but it does explore some moderately difficult topics. Medical content spoiler:

Spoiler

an alien child gets effectively CO2 suffocated (accident) and nearly dies

fretsandflour's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Racism

lilly_anne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: War, Violence, and Murder

qwerty88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

this is another exceptionally slow Becky Chambers book. If you don't already like her, this won't change your mind. but sometimes this is exactly the right type of book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery

probably a tough place to start in the series

jennikreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Genocide and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness