Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein

2 reviews

sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

2.25

I can appreciate it for what it is, but it’s definitely not my cup of tea. I could also certainly do without the racial slurs. 

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midnightcomets's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0


I really, really enjoyed this in a linguistic way, and I am very excited to reflect more on it and read more about how it was created. The concept of humans searching for meaning even where it doesn't exist is fascinating to me. My favourite was probably the Rooms section, but all of it was written in such a peculiar way that made me feel stupid while also putting my imagination to work. There is a beauty in making individual associations of a text, and knowing that each reader gets something different out of it, in much more ways than it usually happens with all other books.

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