Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

14 reviews

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

Siren Queen, like the Vo's other works, is fantastical, dark, cinematic, and (most importantly) queer. It also brings a nuanced perspective on the intersection of race and gender is a specific historical context. I never felt like I totally understood the magic, but honestly it just adds to the vampy, mysterious  vibe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Outing

aardwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Vo does beautiful and terrible like nobody else. Soft touches of magic add up to something deep and horrible in the best way. I'm not an Old Hollywood person at all, and was still transfixed by the deft wielding of the unreal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

bookishlysimsy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism