Reviews tagging 'Racism'

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

21 reviews

brontejansen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

biancas_library's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense 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

3.5

This feels like such an important story. It progressed quite slowly in the beginning and it took a while for me to get hooked. Nevertheless, I'm glad I read This Lovely City which is outside of the genre I normally read in. Reading about the character's experiences upon their arrival in London and their daily encounters with racism broke my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

nattynatk's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Rape

amylav's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

Moderate: Child death and Rape

amberinbookland's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Child death

cally1510's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Child death

Moderate: Rape

mattypallett's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.75

Really well-written. Enjoyed reading it but don’t really have much stronger feelings for it than that. I liked the cast of characters, they felt realistic.

I found a major part of the plot to be too much like something from a melodramatic soap opera for my tastes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

I absolutely loved this book. It evoked such beautiful (and often painful) images of South London soon after the arrival of the Windrush, and what would be the beginning of the formation of our beautiful, diverse capital.

This is far from easy to read; the treatment of these characters at the hands of the public (and the police) can be horrific. But where this story triumphs is in its beautiful characters (I dare you not to fall completely in love with Lawrie), and their hope for the future that they never lose sight of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape

alicerebekah's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Child death