Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Enquanto Agonizo by William Faulkner

14 reviews

lindseyas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I read this for my new English class, which is analysis of Southern literature. Having Faulkner as our first book was definitely an intense beginning, and "As I Lay Dying" was just the cherry on top to set the scene for the variety of insane tales we'd be reading in class. A story about being set in your ways and stuck in your born environment, Faulkner tells the story of a family that barely acts like one, characters that can't get out of their own personal ruts and a death that rocks even the strongest of people to their cores. "The poison trickles through," as they tend to say, and it doesn't just stop when you're born: no matter how old or physically/emotionally separated you are from your parents and family, you can become like them whether you like it or not. Poverty, class distinctions and the ravages of war — both on the battlefield and in the brain — tend to do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Animal death, Death, Forced institutionalization, War, Classism, Pregnancy, Grief, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

bookish_bry's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Unfortunetly, my library only had the audiobook for this and I think it would be a lot easier to follow if I could read it. I liked that all of the narrators were clearly very biased and it read like poetry in many places. Unfortunetly, I found myself getting a bit lost with the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Racial slurs

kwichris's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Rape

Minor: Sexual content and Racial slurs

maggiekingston's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Sexual assault

kyleigh_cecelia's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Spoiler

still thinking about dark confronting jewel. ‘whose son are you’ ‘you goddamn lying son of a bitch’  like okay then horse boy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual content

lydvos's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

qalshrame's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, and Pregnancy

eknuts17's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Vomit, and Abortion

cole_wilson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Racism, and Rape

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

I read this for school and it was one of the better books I’ve had to read for school. While very confusing at times, it is also enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Medical content