rachel_macak's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
sarahgordon327's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really enjoyed this story for the most part. It was candid and made me laugh in some chapters, and others were very poignant and sobering. I would have given the book 4 stars, but took 0.5 off for the issues I had with the way the book handled race. Set in the Old South, race was a necessary topic to cover for the book, but I disliked the way the Black characters were written about. It felt unnecessarily derogatory and uninspiring (e.g. isn’t there another way to describe the Black man’s face other than “his black face”??). Other than that, which was a minor part of the novel, I truly enjoyed Cold Sassy Tree.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape and Racial slurs
aravaile's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
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