Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

23 reviews

enchantressreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia and Suicide attempt

injeniouslife's review against another edition

Author drops a hard R twice, no pushback from the characters. Casual homophobia present in many characters. FMC is drugged and raped multiple times. Basically a how-to for anorexia and disordered eating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

carolita1128's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hanreadin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Transphobia, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility and Excrement

phantasmaboo's review against another edition

I rarely DNF books, but this book was far too dark, racist, misogynistic, and fatphobic for me to continue reading. There are many triggers for this book that I would recommend considering before you read it. Worse, I don't believe that the author has any ability to spot how terrible the behavior of her main and supporting characters are. The main character herself is shallow and, frankly, a terrible person. Although this could work in the novel's interest, pitting our dislike for the character against the awful happenings that created such a person, the author is overall unsuccessful. 

While I tried to give grace because it is inspired by the rape of author, I finally stopped when the author uses a variation of the n-word to describe people of Middle Eastern descent. Overall, I made it about 40% of the way through the book and just couldn't see it through. Ironically, I do believe that the book is a perfect representation of white supremacy and patriarchal societies, although not in the way the author intended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

themintcar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

Look at the content warnings before reading this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

readsbyfatima's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

aichaa's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide attempt

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion