Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman

18 reviews

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

weirdow's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Felt like maybe the author was trying to get somewhere with the racism, but it was underdeveloped and just wound up more of a crappy plot device. I think there was a lot of potential here (it is his first book I think) but the book lacked depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

againanew's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Excellently written and extremely creative. Also very dark and doesn't hold back.  I read horror like it's going out of style but I'm rarely satisfied. This is absolutely in my top three, ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Murder and War

charmarie's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed the atmosphere and overall vibes of the story - didn't enjoy the portrayal of women or people of color. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

rainstar's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

polygrapheyes's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Sexual violence

atomicyonic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

I wish Frank was a bit more loathsome. Also he should not have been able to kill Hector.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racial slurs, and Violence

Racial slurs were used in period appropriate context.

la_libreria_chula's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

While there is werewolves, they don't appear until the end. Something about the writing I didn't like, the characters seemed bland to me. And honestly, some of the stuff in the story made me uncomfortable. I rushed to the end and honestly not sure why I finished it. It was a let down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Slavery

stephanieluxton's review

dark reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder

jess2obsess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent