Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

28 reviews

robotnik's review against another edition

1.0

I've never watched True Blood, so I have nothing to compare this to. I'm going to be honest: I read about 60% before skimming through the remaining 40% because I was about done with it but I had gone far enough that I wanted to see how it ended. In short, this book is kind of awful.

Cons:
- bad writing
- meh plot
- homophobia
- biphobia
- racist
- slut shames like nobody's business
- the romance is kind of rape-y
- probably referring to telepathy as a disability; that just seems side-eye worthy
- Sookie because she's just plain awful

Pros:
- vampires that have to avoid sunlight and actually sleep in the dirt, which is awesome
- Bill has nice sideburns
- ????
- that's about it really

That's all I got. I'm skipping the rest of this series. It's too long for me to waste my time with it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

acwoodvt's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I’ve heard great things about this series but I found the FMC to be either unintelligent or at best obviously uneducated  combined with pathetic levels of naivety, as well as emotionally juvenile, the writing comes across as both vaguely racist and homophobic but in a way that’s difficult to determine if it’s intent or ignorance on the part of the author, and the main relationship is extremely toxic.  I’m hoping the series gets better further along. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

mializa_mk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Racism, and Torture

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

caseyf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction and Sexual content

peachieko's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I hate sam with a passion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

leazzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Surprising how closely they followed this for the show 
Both Sookie and Bill are mildly infuriating 
I hate Jason 🫶🏻
For a vampire romance from 2001, insanely progressive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

shatteredsun's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

One star because I couldn’t put it down. 
.5 stars because what the fuck?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

honeyenbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Racism

amandajsmith's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship