Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

142 reviews

catnapping's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

michaelion's review against another edition

funny inspiring sad medium-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

So very funny. iIhad a grand time with this council of queens. I only watched season 1 of Good Girls but the similarities, women who are underestimated! Don't ever underestimate a bad bitch!

If I had a nickel for every time I read a book by a Desi female author who’s also a lawyer I’d have THREE nickels. All this year! How weird is that! Desi women leave some talent for the rest of us!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

lani03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty

steen19's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Classism

amanda_reads89's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

imchelsi's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A funny and heartfelt look at the caste system and the injustices women face everyday.  I thoroughly enjoyed this story of women taking hold of their lives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Classism

cirrenamarie's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

2.75

I really wanted to like this book but I hated the first half. It was a bit slow and felt like it was trying to hard to be funny. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Classism

calicos's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Fun enough story but it dragged on in parts and the dialogue felt clunky a lot of the time. Sometimes the humor and situations veered more into slapstick / parody and it just didn’t work for me. The lessons at the end felt a bit heavy handed.

That being said, I enjoyed reading about the village life and Indian culture mentioned throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicide

kimpossible's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Classism

tayloramazing's review against another edition

funny medium-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

3.5

Campy, predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Classism