Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Natten. Sömnen. Döden. Och stjärnorna by Joyce Carol Oates

4 reviews

himpersonal's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I can’t quite figure what I read in this book. It certainly disappointed me in multiple ways. I loved Mudwoman so much that I’ve been hoping to find another of those author’s that was equally as compelling. I keep trying and failing. I thought this one was going to be close, but just when I thought it was going to be good, it dropped into a chasm that made me want to DNF it. I kind of wish I had. It was a long book to slog through with very little payoff. And the characters were all disgusting aside from the doctor at the very beginning - for him, I only feel pity.
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ashfantastic98's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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lesbrarycard's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

3.5

despite being an 800-page book, this story kept me decently engrossed and i enjoyed the saga it took me through. this is a fantastic view at grief and i feel like it came to me at the perfect point in time. however, it tries to tackle some pretty huge topics of race and police brutality that i felt fell short. the characters are judgemental, flawed, and often express racist ideals, but i couldn't tell if they were ever learning from their mistakes or from the instances of brutality that they faced. especially considering that this is a white family dealing with police brutality, i didn't feel like the characters ever truly understood their point of priviledge, and the story read like it was written by a white author. overall it's a compelling story - i just wished that the characters learned a little more among an 800 page monster of a book. 
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ukki's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.25

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