Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz

4 reviews

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

I’ve had this book on my shelf for years, and while I can’t say that it floored me—it doesn’t quite have enough depth to stick with you, I don’t think—it has such a heart of gold that I couldn’t help but be won over by the end. The tone is all over the place, admittedly, and the first half of the book is laid out in a way I found hard to get into. But once things came together around that halfway point, I was quickly and thoroughly swept up in the unique brand of whimsy, history, and commentary that Gidwitz’s tender storytelling has to offer. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Islamophobia, Stalking, and Abandonment

abutler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

magneto's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Bought this book on a whim from the cover when it came out and it moved to multiple homes across the years but always stayed unread on the shelf. I finally started reading through my physical TBR to purge books before my next move and got around to reading this. Glad it survived all the moves - was surprised by how much I liked this story considering I rarely enjoy medieval stories nor ones dealing with Christianity but thoroughly enjoyed this. The different narrators kept me intrigued and the characters were enjoyable. I even added some of the bibliography into my TBR afterwards.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Classism