Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

127 reviews

emilye's review

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

mcmontgomery's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Abandonment and Gun violence

helhas3letters's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This collection of short stories is well written, although I found a lot of the content quite depressing. I most enjoyed the story 'Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Death, and Racism

Minor: Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

anything could disappear hits hard. the office of historical corrections is definitely a lot and feels like a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Gun violence

krishnak's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

ttorisaurus's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Racial slurs, and Murder

jayreadsthings's review

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, Death, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

kcgarris's review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this collection of stories. evans has a voice to her writing that’s captivating and i found myself unable to put the book down, wanting to know whose story was next. most of them i was dying to know what happened after their story concluded, but at the same time i kind of liked the open-endedness of it. definitely a new favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Racial slurs and Violence

kaimetcalfe's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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: Racism, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

ilpreads's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault