Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

8 reviews

libristella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

This book is beautiful, funny, sad, and surprising. The audiobook narrators are brilliant. I loved this story: seeing the events unfold through Jay’s eyes brought such an interesting light to it all. Anappara expertly captured the spirit of the children’s innocence as well as their unique insight and way of making connections.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Classism

horizonous's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved the friendship between Jai, Pari and Faiz and was surprised that I didn't mind the narration from a child's POV at all. However, the story is slow going and at times repetitive, so there's a bit of a slog in the middle until it picks back up towards the end where everything happens all at once and ends in just a couple of chapters. But I would definitely read from Deepa Anappara again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Racism, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking

naluju's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Classism

cwgrieves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Violence

kaneebli's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Debut novelist Deepa Anappara carefully captures the epidemic of child disappearances in Indian slums, told from the perspective of a spirited basti child.  An expert on police proceedings due to his religious observance of the TV show Police Patrol, young Jai convinces his friends to conduct the detective work necessary—due to local police incompetence—to find their missing classmates.  In the seams of their escapades are the threads of their vibrant community—the culture is palpable in every moment.  Jai tells an ultimately sorrowful story with the levity and excitement that can only come from a child; his voice is a bittersweet delight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

micklesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

This is an excellent book, but it's not a book I enjoyed, if that makes sense. This is a story I'm glad I read, but I wouldn't want to read it again. I'm glad that the Anappara chose to tell this story through Jai, focusing us on the children who should be the center of this book and the real events it is based upon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

stanisz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Trafficking and Stalking