Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

4 reviews

booksandteatime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

tinyplanet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

A vivid, visceral narrative that has just enough dystopian elements to make it speculative, and way more actuality to make the realism inescapable. 

If I were still a high school teacher, I’d assign this book. It manages to be both a condemnation of the American  prison industrial complex and a poem about violence, repair, suffering, & ethics. 

As comprehensive a story about abolition as I have read in a while. I’ll be thinking of Loretta & Hamara for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Antisemitism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship