Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

O Quarto de Giovanni by James Baldwin, Paulo Henriques Britto

21 reviews

zeynepbinbasioglu's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I have tears in my eyes. That’s all I can say right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emilo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, and Murder

biblioghoul's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Outing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

veraspacewalker's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Having just freshly finished this, it's difficult to convey my feelings for this book. The writing is fantastic, Baldwin continues to not disappoint on that front. 
Although I can objectively see the likeness and greatness of this book, I can't say that I loved it in a subjective way. 
In a way I think of Emerson's words: "neither can any artist entirely exclude (...) the perishable from his book, or write a book of pure thought, that shall be as efficient, in all respects,to a remote posteriority". The never-subtle misonygy and xenophobia is sometimes, but never quite challenged enough, which leaves a sour taste by the end. 
I think I'm realizing that I have a hard time finding morally grey characters loveable, but I can't be sure if David can be labelled as such. The characters are incredibly well-rounded (maybe not Hella so much, idk) but never quite loveable, despite knowing where their actions stem from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Blood, and Pregnancy

Not sure how to tag it, but whether it's a reflection of the author's biases or an extension of the book's core themes, this book has a lot of negativity toward effeminate/GNC gay men.

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse and Xenophobia

iris_garden's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

laurenw's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexism