Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

6 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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

4.5

This was a really unique take on a “kitchen sink” style family drama, predominantly set in Trinidad. Even though the country didn’t form an obvious backbone of the story, it did factor in as a character in itself, lending a colour and culture that elevated the tension and levity all at once. Please be warned that this book is so dark in places, but like any good family unit, the darkness is accompanied and sometimes even complemented by truth and the occasional wry observation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

moonchildjuli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

sorcha_rosa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

This book was beautiful. The writing was lush and emotional. It is impossible to me that these characters are not real people. This story was wonderfully told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

abigailp's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

4.0

"As you get older you will come to value the one or two people you have in your life that care. Really care." 
This book is a lot slower paced than what I prefer, which attenuated my enjoyment of Love After Love. Part 3 delivered on a satisfying and haunting conclusion. I greatly enjoyed the use of Trinidad dialect. I felt like I stepped right onto the island itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

journeyingjo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Religious bigotry