Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

5 reviews

lily_kruse's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Abortion, and Blood

groovybouvie's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and War

lubepizza's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

God I hate this family so much but boy howdy does this sucker know how to write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Abortion, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Racism

Minor: War and Adult/minor relationship

popcornreading's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

How utterly exhausting!! It felt overwritten and 100 pages too long. PLEASE see the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Excrement, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

parablesarah's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

I don't like these people, but I'm interested in reading the rest of the trilogy. The central question--can people be good--is compelling. Clyde and Kitty are my favorite peripheral characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism