Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

13 reviews

lasouris's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

It's an exciting story that very much fulfils what I think of when I think of Bond - guns, villains, women, martini etc. Although I preferred it to Casino Royale, I did feel very uncomfortable with the level of racism and sexism. I just don't feel they have aged well, so I think sadly this will be my last Bond read (from Fleming anyway). The narration worked very well though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

crawlingchorus's review

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

gorgeousgirl's review

way too racist to get any further into :/ v low quality anyways

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

furmumemma's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

Good story but marred these days by the language and attitude to African Americans, which was common at the time of writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

zcashman's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

kaceyjoy's review against another edition

1.5

This was a difficult read. I realize it was written in the fifties, and different language was used then, but there is just a lot of problematic themes, language, stereotypes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Murder

liath's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.0

Standard Bond book, seventy years haven’t been kind to this one with much of it now deeply offensive and racist but the story still stands as a good old fashioned spy tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

bakerloo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

marianneiriss's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder