Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

30 reviews

alexandra_salisbury's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

sburchart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

mayagraci's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

brogan7's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing tense medium-paced

2.5

The reason I read this book was because of the opening pages, depicting a relationship between a narcissist (monkey) and his henchman (a donkey).  I wanted to know how that played out; what the donkey learned; whether he withstood the persuasions of someone who wasn't a friend at all...but none of that was delivered in the book.
(Eventually I kept reading because I also wanted to know if the animals discovered the monkey's ruse of pretending Aslan had returned.)
But overall, pfff.  A strange monotheistic tale of the glory of death, what a curious religion Christianity is!
Also, who could fail to notice the Calormenes are all "dark" (as well as evil)...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and War

byrenical's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Xenophobia

emmacb's review against another edition

1.0

Re-reading this series has been eye opening,  as I knew there was racism and sexism and heavy Christian imagery among other old-school viewpoints that do not stand up today (and shouldn't have at the time either!), but reading it and noticing those moments myself was different from knowing it in the abstract. 

In general, my view of the series was that I wouldnt encourage, but would let my (future) kids read them if they chose but with a lot of conversation around the themes. This one however, I would actively discourage. 

Very racist (brown face, calling people d*rkie a LOT, stereotypes galore), and some seriously questionable Christian religious imperialism

(I.e. the 'good' calormenes were actually worshiping Aslan all along they just thought it was Tash, who is actually bad because surely no other religion could have a good deity/people 😖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, and War

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

🎧
I've enjoyed the entire series, and I struggled with this book. It was darker compared to previous books, though overall I did enjoy reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Racial slurs

rakkaussipsi's review against another edition

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

author2223's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Racism, and War

abbyschafer's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

Love the idea of bookending the Chronicles with a big reunion but this is the most racist of the books yet! CS Lewis had dwarves using slurs!!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism