Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

12 reviews

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

A fast, fun coming-of-age story - with ghosts! I found the climax somewhat anticlimactic, but otherwise, really enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexism, Classism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a fun, creepy little book. There's a lot of girl on girl hate here (though to be clear, it's not treated like it's a good thing), and that's just something I'm really over, so that brought it down a bit for me, but I had a good time with it none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury

pich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i adore brosgol’s works, with her storytelling and her art. i like her frequent use of russian characters, since it gives some sense of relatability to me, at least. in regards to the story itself,

i definitely would’ve liked a little more unraveling of emily’s character. although i did enjoy the twist, it would’ve made more of an impact to see her behavior grow more and more obsessive, or to have just a little more background on her besides just the lying about the murder and her need to involve herself into a somewhat modern version of herself through anya. i think anything of the sort would’ve made the ending a bit less anticlimactic.

i really liked this graphic novel nonetheless, and definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: War and Sexual harassment

littlecharming's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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

3.5

This book is so good! It started off kind of slow, but as it went on it got a lot better. I love the art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol

chris_reads's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Murder

nytxia's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity

wheelygoodreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and Toxic relationship

chloemakesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Bullying, Confinement, and Death

anyepagan's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Fatphobia

krn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

A fun graphic novel about a girl who finds a ghost in a well and their journey. I found the "I am so angsty and ostracized plot" a little tiresome and routine but the art was pretty and the story had twists that kept me reading.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Xenophobia