Reviews tagging 'Racism'

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

6 reviews

jazzy_cat's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

2.0

Long and bloated storyline. Problematic depictions of nationalities that are not American. Pretty much all female characters or mentions of women are negative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Murder, and War

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found this on a highly recommended thrillers list on Reddit. Did enjoy (listened, the sheer length would have been impossible for me to read physically). I agree with some of the comments here that say it’s heavy on the Islamophobia, anti-Muslim, pro-America garb, but I did enjoy it with that considered. And it was annoying that the women were always described based on attractiveness. But I was happy to read a book that didn’t have a weird forced romantic element wedged in somewhere it doesn’t belong, so that was nice for a change. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Sexism, Torture, and Violence

thewellbitch's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I hated this book in a way that made me stubborn to read it to the end just so I could feel justified about my hate lol. Worst main character ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Islamophobia

baumsaway's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

0.5

An incredibly terrible read from a clearly MAGA-esque author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Passively racist against Muslims

quesarah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

wylovat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Ableism and Racism