Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

38 reviews

caterina_1212's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

Nice mix of perspectives, good and bad

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

cmcryst's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape

mschmidt's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, and Outing

trappednerve's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Outing

izbizedgerton's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

From the first 50 pages or so I could not have guessed where the book was going. Big fan of that!! Kinda wished the direction came a little sooner and the backstory about their

mom and her manipulation

happened sooner. It felt off when it seemed like the author was villainizing the revolutionaries fighting for a free, independent Puerto Rico??? I think that started to reconcile though when stuff came out about the mother and they were making her a villain for abandoning and manipulating the family. Upon reflection I can see how it (the mothers manipulation) was there the whole time I just didn’t want to believe it since I liked her idealism. I REALLY liked how the characters were so flawed and she didn’t try to hide it, just made it so you loved them anyways. I kind of think the book was written for people older than me…some of the stuff just felt very Gen X/Millenial. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Rape

bluberrybooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abortion

emmstuke's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Outing

hkburke2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Complicated feelings here. The narrators were great and I enjoyed the writing and characters. The complex plot was intriguing, but it did feel like there were so many elements here that they might not have all gotten their due? I think the first 75% had me and the ending was then rushed. But overall I'm excited to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Abortion

kdailyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Racial slurs, Abortion, and Pregnancy

marthaiselin's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Abortion, and Alcohol