Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

4 reviews

dativa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal death

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Could've used a firmer editor. Lots of unnecessary repetition, and a dickensian tendency to over-describe everything. Would've been more impactful, I think, at about a third shorter.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

libraryfiend21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War