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stephe's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Abortion, Murder, and Classism
Without spoiling the story, nearly all of the graphic content is intentionally and satirically lurid and outlandish, not depictions grounded in the world of the story.f6x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
joshhornbeck's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing and Racial slurs
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia
carriepond's review against another edition
- 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
For those unfamiliar, Erasure is the novel on which the movie American Fiction is based. Its recent adaption makes sense; although it was written in 2001, the book's critique of what books by Black authors are published and marketed and how they are consumed by a largely white audience is just as relevant in 2024 as it was in 2001. And there are so many layers to the book's critiques about race, class, and art that not even our main character, Thelonius "Monk" Ellison, is safe from Everett's skewering.
I laughed so much during this book, but I was also blown away by it. This book is way smarter than I am, which I mean in the best way-- it doesn't feel pretentious, it doesn't try to be smarter-- it just is smart in a way that made me want to live in Everett's mind to move even a couple notches closer to his level. I wish I had read this with a book club because there is so much I admire that I want to talk with others about, and I know it would help me get even more out of it through the collective wisdom that comes with reading in community with others.
Highly recommend this book. It is awesome, and I am absolutely going to read more books by Percival Everett.
Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Dementia
Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent
queenoftheharpies's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
tofufun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Racism, Dementia, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
nopnutspls's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia