Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Les tentacules, by Rita Indiana

8 reviews

vegetablemathematics's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Violence

dancevera's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I did not enjoy this book, largely because I didn't like any of the characters. There were some interesting ideas in here sure, but I couldn't bring myself to care about anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Sexual violence, and Racism

valpal77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Dysphoria

glassmoon's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

raenyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is so weird but also super interesting! I liked how it all came together at the end and as a Marine biologist I enjoyed the marine elements!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

jelka_theclimatereader's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Murder

briartherose's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

A short, sharp rush of a novel that gleefully defies categorisation. Somewhere between cyberpunk, sci-fi, magical realism and dystopia, although none of those labels really do the book justice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Blood, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

Tentacle by Rita Indiana from the Dominican Republic and translated in English by Achy Obejas is a subversive and award-winning cli-fi novel. With many interesting pieces yet, chocked full of enough other aspects and also a book that for its short length may be a read that ends up being disappointing. Narrated by multiple rather or wholly unsympathetic characters in callous worlds spanning time and historical/art/pop culture references from decades and centuries past to the not distant future of ecological devastation, the main character described in the original title, (La mucama de Omicunlé) Acilde is a maid and sex worker desiring to get a dramatic expensive drug for a sex change. And as it happens also prophesied as the male saviour in a traditional Afro-Caribbean religion. How does Acilde’s destiny and all the timelines link and come to fruition? You’ll have to spend a couple hours reading to find out. Really, I wish I could write more of substance about this title but, I was left with mostly ambivalence and searching for something in it all. Beyond individual reception for the ending, there are prejudices and subtext that take me a bit out of the narrative and as a reader make me ask the question why are they here. Maybe it is unfortunate execution or editing. But I still haven’t come to a complete and full answer to that or much else. Tentacle is writing likely worth the dive but, just as beautiful as sea anemones are, there are those that pack a powerful sting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault

This book also features sex work, slurs and religious cults.