Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

James by Percival Everett

31 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence and War

shoshin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Satisfying yet realistic end for James/Jim. I want to go back and read Huckleberry Finn again now, which I haven't read in years, to see how the two books compare. I think they mostly line up in major plot points, but I want to check. 

The depiction of slavery was very realistic in ways that a lot of people are still unaware of, yet still sanitized because a great deal (but not all) of the violence takes place "off-screen."

The horrific abuse that Sadie likely suffered at the breeding farm, even in only two weeks, wasn't touched on at all, for example. Despite it showing in one instance how exactly so many slaves who were white could be born, it was still a very male-centric viewpoint.

It did an excellent job wrestling with the nature of race in a system where race determines every element of your life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and War

rascali's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

kissyme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

jeggert10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful fast-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: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and War

abbeyainscal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Excellent retelling of Huck Finn from a slaves point of view. I am not great at reviews I think you need to read a chapter or two of a book and you will know if you’ll like it. I don’t think my review will influence you but I’ll try. Read this book, educate yourself yet again on the horrors and stain on American history that was slavery. Hear the story from the slaves point of view. Our world today seems to have nothing in common with that time, yet it does. Read this book and be a better person for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

idesofmarch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and War

amariela02's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, Antisemitism, and War

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

asienerbrown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Violence and Trafficking

Minor: War