Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

5 reviews

clarkg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While the story itself is compelling and well-written, this book has some serious problems with regards to its representations of Black, disabled, and queer people. There is a particularly gruesome depiction of Black, queer, low-income women that leans heavily on violent "welfare queen" stereotypes, made worse by the fact that the book has no positive examples of people of color in its main cast of characters. Additionally, this book contains a disability trope/storyline that I found to be in extremely poor taste. I believe in giving people grace and room to grow, but at least within the confines of this story, I wish that the author had been more mindful of how her choices work to reinforce harmful societal narratives about marginalized communities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Dementia

peachsequence's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book felt weirdly homophobic, ableist, and racist all wrapped into one meandering plot with an infuriatingly quirky protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, and Racism

livsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

1.5

.5 star for the storyline (particularly, the ending), but the perpetuation of harmful racial stereotypes was incredibly disappointment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Vomit

Use of r-word

hilarylouise's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail