Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

6 reviews

anniesher23's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Smith is such a wonderful character-builder and storyteller. She always picks the most unexpected and creative plots, and this was no exception. I found this book fascinating, informative, and thought provoking. Eliza Touchet was a great character - I found her self-reflection and imperfect activism to be so realistic and timeless. 

It was a little hard to follow via audiobook, especially because I kept having to stop for a few weeks while I waited to borrow again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Child death and Sexism

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I really dont know how to rate this? I didnt really gel with it but that is purely cause i think i wasnt paying enough attention at the start and missed something important, so it was good and well written, but would i say that i am confident in my understanding of the plot?
No, no i would not.

‘The world was sunk in madness. It covered everything like weather.’

‘Who can give to me what was never theirs to possess?’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Grief

seanamcphie's review

funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

nialiversuch's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Trafficking

bessadams's review

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Death of parent

skbgfd's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death