Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Yo, Tituba, la bruja negra de Salem by Maryse Condé

29 reviews

melluzyne's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion

leadabird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Incest

charlott_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

abookhunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abortion

callme_tippy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was was absolute perfection and has changed my mind on historical fiction. 

I picked this one up at my local library, the title caught my eye as I was walking out and I am so happy I stopped to pick it up as this might have been my favorite read this year. 

I can't exactly put my finger on why I loved this book so much but I am going to say that majority of it has to be because of Conde's writing prowess. Conde was able to weave together a novel about this woman that history has forgotten in a heartbreaking, raw, and beautiful way. 

This book has changed my perspective on historical fiction, I enjoyed the history and the value it added to the story. I am now much more open to reading historical fiction, I enjoyed the value the history added a lot more than I expected I would. 

I am excited to read more work by Conde, and more historical fiction in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

librumlegos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is an incredible book without a doubt but perhaps the subject was too difficult for me. I’ll definitely think about it often. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hannahruth_bookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, and Colonisation

fungimj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Colonisation

rafacolog's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Suicide

lexaprose_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Highly recommend. It is very sad, but beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Antisemitism