akmay17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
However, it takes place in the 30s, and the characters certainly speak like it — and by that I mean, they’re racist. Even if that character is not, like, extremely racist, they use the n-word, and there’s at least one anti-Semitic comment as well. These parts were hard to read and, to me, often felt unnecessary even it was “true” to the historic time period. I wanted to mention if that’s just not something you want to be reading.
There’s also a racist trope presumably unintentionally used—
Spoiler
of a black man preying on/raping a white women—read more about the history of this of you don’t understand this has a racist stereotype/tropeGraphic: War, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism, Sexual content, Death, Torture, Slavery, Gore, and Infidelity
Minor: Rape, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage
castamere's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Slavery
Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
orizenda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Infertility, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Confinement
pumpkin_fiend's review against another edition
2.0
Spoiler
When Frank was taken and we find out that Hector has raped Eudora and claimed her as his property, I thought really? this is what we’re doing? I thought maybe he was going for some kind of commentary on cycles of violence but Hector and his pack were so brief and secondary that this whole storyline felt gratuitous and half-baked if not outright racist. The Birth of a Nation is white supremacist propaganda, not a blueprint.As for Eudora, she read like your typical Hot Gorgeous Wife Who Is Also Stubborn And Really Smart But In A Sexy Non-Threatening Way. She lacked the depth or complexity that would make her relationship to Frank remotely compelling, which seems important when your novel’s emotional poignancy rests almost entirely on its shoulders.
Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Racism, and Rape
portabello_pig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, War, and Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Excrement
whatathymeitwas's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Blood, Animal death, Racism, War, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault
mangosunscreen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Child death, Gore, and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault