Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel

14 reviews

callme_tippy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I loved everything about this book! 

I really enjoyed the style that this book was written in and I can't wait for this author to write more as I am already big fan! I think the style of this was genius~ 

While I didn't particularly like any of the characters, I was invested and eager to know the everything that the main character gained insight on. I have to say I am a Fan of Sheena Patel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Moderate: Colonisation

whoisrois's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I know brat summer is dead but this book is so brat specifically the tracks no one dances to

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Cultural appropriation

kerriski's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Cultural appropriation

marissanbullis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

carojust's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Labeling this book as "a story about a woman obsessed" would be too much of a disservice to this incredible work, though I admit it's the hook that got me to pick it up in the first place.

It's a series of short, satisfying chapters documenting our protagonist's affair with a married man, her infatuation with the other woman he's also cheating with, and commentary on racism, capitalism, sexism binding it all together. Everything felt so personal, like thoughts ripped straight from my head -- my minority-complex inferiority to the white woman ideal, my inferiority to a man who doesn't want me but wants to use me, my desperation to belong to something built against me, my fertility as a weapon and as a release.

Sheena Patel's writing is so incredibly addicting, and while it mimics a kind of Gen Z tone, it's grounded with a raw hopelessness that I haven't felt from reading in a while.

You'll enjoy this is you want to read more themes on modern relationships, race and female perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

nicilaui's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is so multi-dimensional and yet so simply limited to one voice that I often had to re-read paragraphs to put everything into perspective. This novel is utterly honest with a macabre brutality in how a person can lose themselves in a toxic relationship while behaving toxic too. Patel has also incorporated an incredible amount of socio-critical approaches, such as racism, sexism and the fake nature of social media. The protagonist stays in those harmful structures even though she knows them inside out. Patel wrote this paradoxical mechanism in such a unique way that it makes this novel extraordinary. You also learn a lot about the creative industry and about art itself. There is no real structure to the often extremely short chapters.  You should just go with the flow and not expect anything. This is not a usual  reading experience causing why this book may not be for everyone. I personally didn’t like the ending so sadly no 5 stars. This has nothing to do with the quality of the book, it’s just a personal down grade. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

chronicacademia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lovelylilelle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

sophsg88's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation