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A review by kajoreads
Hopeisen hummerihaarukan tapaus by Alan Bradley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
This book features racist depictions of a Roma character. She’s been accused of abducting a baby in the past and her storyline seems to revolve around that.
Incase this book is Bradley’s attempt at addressing Anti-Roma prejudices, he didn’t do a very good job. I DNF'd at 44 pages and the Roma character has already described herself as a fraud and a liar. And she complimented the MC for ”lying like a g…” so yeah, this book perpetuates Anti-Roma stereotypes whether she was the kidnapper or not.
(Btw I’m not saying racism as a topic shouldn’t be handled in historical fiction, but authors need to be mindful about how it’s done.)
Incase this book is Bradley’s attempt at addressing Anti-Roma prejudices, he didn’t do a very good job. I DNF'd at 44 pages and the Roma character has already described herself as a fraud and a liar. And she complimented the MC for ”lying like a g…” so yeah, this book perpetuates Anti-Roma stereotypes whether she was the kidnapper or not.
(Btw I’m not saying racism as a topic shouldn’t be handled in historical fiction, but authors need to be mindful about how it’s done.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism