Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

38 reviews

temymm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

kphmitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I liked the idea of the story. I liked Thistlefoot and Hubcap and other side characters. There were areas the pacing slowed and weren't really necessary for the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Xenophobia

heytaytay12's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to love this book more! The idea of the story and some of the elements were SO GOOD. I loved the house acting as a narrator - those sections were very well done. The idea of generational trauma manifesting as magic and the long shadow man trying to erase a people’s history - also very interesting concepts. Also, loved the characters brought to life such as Winnie and the Fool. 

I had a hard time with the main characters. They needed to just sit down and talk to each other, but in a classic communication trope they didn’t till the end. Also, they needed to work through their issues and instead they just avoided them. Finally, the side characters didn’t seem very fleshed out, more like plot tools. The stakes were fairly low, and there was a lot more gore than I was expecting outside of the Pogram history. 

Parts were really beautifully done, but overall the story fell flat for me. I can see why people love it though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

ladykatka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book wasn't perfect, but the writing of the pogrom was so emotional I cannot think of a more emotional description of such an event. The story and the people told in a way to be remembered always.

I didn't give it a 5 because most of the book was good, not great, but still good. That ending though moved me to tears and that is worth a high rating to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

plantbaybe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

lancemama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Alcohol

azureumbreon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Self harm, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

ebrooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Religious bigotry