Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

12 reviews

dawntin's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.0

This book was not for me. The message was good but heavy-handed. Each character was introduced with the traits that made them special (race, ethnicity, sexuality, occupation, etc.) and they all had superpowers, due to being the avatars of major cities. There were also pop culture references and snappy dialogue. This was cool and all, but I felt like the author tried way too hard to be quirky and inadvertently ended up playing into some stereotypes in the process of making these super-quirky diverse characters. Like, did the main Indian character really need to have

math-related

superpowers? The avatar of Hong Kong literally being named Hong Kong and his accent being described as “Chinese-inflected British English” was straight up weird. The Black characters were fine though, maybe because the author is Black herself. Pacing was weird and the book wrapped everything up in like the last 20 pages. It felt like there was so much build-up before they saved the day, and when they did, I wasn’t even sure what was happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

parkersicle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

breadwitchery's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Police brutality, and Abortion

mossgoblins's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

By the end of this book I really enjoyed it! For a while there it felt a little too slow and repetitive, and like I just didn't appreciate it enough because I don't know NYC at all. But it was definitely interesting and engaging overall and I'm glad I read it. I love the idea here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Colonisation

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I really loved the concept for this book and the characterization utilized was fantastic - it really drew you in to the idea of real people embodying the different boroughs of New York City. However, I felt so lost with the magical realism used and several times had to reread passages to try to understand the multidimensional concepts being discussed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Jemisin does it again! As a New Yorker, this pleased me greatly, but even objectively this is an enjoyable as hell read. Everything you love about Jemisin’s work is here: genuinely innovative fantasy, an extremely lovable and interesting ensemble cast, fantastic worldbuilding, pump-your-first-in-the-air awesome moments, and more! I’m eager for the next installments in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence