Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

32 reviews

rcy's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

misswired's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Racial slurs

emmyshh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Cultural appropriation

lianathereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Outing

chellyfishing's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Transphobia

hlipman22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

chasnaranjo's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Rape

incorvusveritas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

eevee_saur137's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

A hard to read book about a broken person. Knoll's style of writing very clearly shows how the domino effect of Tiffani's traumas destroyed her as a person and though you can't say you like her decisions or even her as a person, you understand exactly why she is the way she is.

I've seen a lot of reviews mentioning Gone Girl. I missed the marketing for this book so I might be late but let me say it's nothing like that book. To be clear, Gone Girl is brilliant, but this is not that kind of story. Not to spoil too much, but the biggest distinctions for me are 1) Gone Girl is about revenge and this story is about the beginnings of healing and 2) Amy acts, while Tiffani is acted upon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

For the graphic: The slur is used once, the main character is disgusted by it. The shooting takes up a chapter. The moderate: It is not a minute by minute description but every act is described and you know enough. The minor: Teen behavior and adult trauma responses. The "adult/minor" tag I added because

even though nothing happens between Tiffani and her teacher while she's a child, the feelings she has toward him, back then and as an adult, may still be triggering.

lakinlindsey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Lesbophobia