Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers

14 reviews

emmalthompson85's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

cheekylaydee's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

prynne31's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

bubblescotch's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

readerlady's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Classism

kimalah's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well. As far as a mystery, Unnatural Death is more a how was it done rather than a whodunnit. The perpetrator was pretty obvious from the beginning. Overall, the mystery itself was ok.

But oh boy, the racism and homophobia. It was apparent that Sayers was trying to condemn it through some awful characters, but it permeated the text. I know this is said to be of it’s time, but that doesn’t make it any less gross to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Murder

eleaax's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

marioncromb's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Lord Peter Wimsey investigates a death with no apparent means or motive. There are lots of lesbians. The story is pretty gripping but one of the twists is pretty obvious. I found Miss Climpson's style of letter writing incredibly amusing. The language is dated by use of certain slurs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, and Car accident

kerrysj's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

Used racist language

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism