Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma

3 reviews

calliejacob's review

informative fast-paced

5.0

Pleasantly surprised by how accurate the TV series turns out to have portrayed the real Anne Lister. By focusing on the part of Anne’s life that the first season portrays, this is a wonderful introduction to the real Anne before continuing with other biographies that tell more about the parts of her life that weren’t portrayed on screen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

lastsilversunset's review

informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism

battybookworm's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Fun little peak into Anne Lister’s life. Doesn’t add much beyond the narrative of the show. It was nice to see quotes from the diaries to appreciate Lister’s voice and eccentricities. Also complicates her narrative with politics, which I think is something good to know rather than to gloss over,

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Death and Religious bigotry

There are sections that discuss political/scientific views of the time that are inherently racist. Also some level of non-consent/questionable consent/mental ability to consent that occur between Lister and Walker.