Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Poştaşul sună întotdeauna de două ori by Alexandrina Novaru, James M. Cain

5 reviews

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

jolyon_l's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

noonjinx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A quick read but a great one. It was written nearly a century ago but rattles along like a modern thriller. The dialogue is terrific and the prose is wonderfully bare and straightforward. It’s a noir tale of sex, murder, betrayal, love, redemption, tragedy and justice. The main characters are thoroughly weak and immoral but I ended up rooting for them.

They come tantalisingly close to a happy ending before it is torn away from them.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

poirot's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage