Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes

4 reviews

karaloyd's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

I really liked this book but the use of racial slurs changed what I would originally rate it. 
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bitesizedbeet's review

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adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

2.0

While the story is compelling and offers important information about the racism Chinese people experienced, specifically in the Pacific NW, this book is dripping with white saviorism. 
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cherbear20's review

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dark sad

5.0

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bibliocharylodis's review

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1.0

 Can white people please stop writing poorly researched historical novels that center non-white characters? Can publishing please make room for more ownvoice authors? No one can tell me there is not a single American Chinese who has written - or would be interested in writing - a story set during the Chinese Exclusion Act... and who would easily get something so simple as the language that was spoken right... as well as not having non-white characters talking about themselves with racist language... slanted eyes... really? And no one through the whole publishing process caught that? smh.

I am not saying white authors can't have non-white characters, but maybe it's not a white person's place to tell their traumatic history. 
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