Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

54 reviews

capybara5's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

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

maxxslibraries's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Continued themes of blatant racism. After the HAHB this is the slowest pacing book with a terrible ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

cthulhu_calamari's review against another edition

fast-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

0.25

This whole book can be boiled down to Lewis saying: "Brown people and Muslims are evil, and an army of white children should murder them."

Fuck C.S. Lewis and his god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

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

hinabooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

2.25

Um, excuse me? They fucking DIE??!!! I mean I guess it makes sense, because the new Narnia was veeeerry obviously Heaven.

Of all the Narnia books, this one felt the most heavy with Biblical imagery and motifs. Which typically doesn’t bother me, but some references were blaringly obvious. The ending was fine, to be honest.

Like, I get it, it’s heaven.

But I like that it’s a happy ending, though

the battle is lost.

BUT, the racism was not cute at all. I know it’s a product of its time, but reeaally? Brownface? I don’t know.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

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

sileacium's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Sexism