Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

164 reviews

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, Classism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Grief, and Racism

sorkka's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

This book started off so slowly and boring but I am glad I persisted. The book follows the childhood and transition into adulthood of Kya,

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who grew up in poverty all alone

. A local

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murder

suddenly changes the tone of a book into fast paced page turner.  Throughout the book there are beautiful descriptions of the wildlife and nature of the marsh as well as explorations of the human condition and loneliness. I liked the it overall. But I would have preferred it to be less slow at the beginning and less rushed at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Mental illness and Dementia

Nature, abandonment and classism are the most significant themes of the book.

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The side character Jumpy is abused with racial slurs. The main character Kya experiences a lot of prejudice, predominantly classism. The main character is a victim of sexual assault from a toxic relationship. The home life of the central character Kya has domestic violence, child abuse and emotional abuse. A minor character has a breakdown and develops dementia.

tiffyd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident

kathlamtran's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book had me in tears right in the middle. The author does a fantastic job of making you feel all of the pain that the main character does, and it provides great insight into discrimination based on lifestyle as well as our connection with nature. Interpersonal relationships are always tricky, and this book delves into that quite nicely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Racism, Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

ank3's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Bullying

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

moliviar01's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a very unique book for me to read since I usually don't read books like this a lot, but I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I really enjoyed reading about Kya and everything that she went through and how that changed her as a person. I also really like the dual timeline throughout the book that shows Kya's early life (past) and the trial that is happening (present). However there were some things that I personally didn't like, I feel like the ending didn't really land for me, and that made a lot of what happened in the present feel wrong I guess, I just didn't like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Classism, and Physical abuse

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Violence, and Racism

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault

permanme's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Bullying, and Racism

jessiesnoww's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Classism, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Self harm