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haruko's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
This book contains slurs and racist sentiments.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
holly666berry's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.5
5 stars for cats and whimsy. Minus 2.5 stars for overt racism. It was so delightful until it wasn’t….
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism
thatone2112's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
renicula's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
copiani's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
scottyreadsstuff's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
caitlingb's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Racism
A few of these poems, however briefly, contain racism and racial slurs against Asians.aeudaimonia's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This book's kind of great. There are several racist parts because it was 1939. Highly uncomfortable lines notwithstanding, T. S. Eliot is master of English verse (especially how he plays with meter - very good) and the poems maintain their energy and intrigue throughout, despite all of them being about cats. They even manage to be hilarious. But the best part of the book by far is that it was clearly written by a cat lover for cat lovers. Poems like The Rum Tum Tugger, the Song of the Jellicles, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, etc. are great and bizarre but also just dramatized versions of what it's like to have cats; we can read the Jellicle Ball, for example, as a poeticized take on when cats get the zoomies at three in the morning. I'm a major fan.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism