Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton, Roy Blatchford, Jennie Sidney

7 reviews

naomikleber's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

read it for school and i liked it way more than i thought i would! the first half i found pretty slow and boring but the second half was really interesting and it’s a good social commentary on south africa + general experiences of racism in the past and present
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ingridaleida's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

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nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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farleighelse's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

Pretty good. Would read again. A father takes a journey in South Africa to find his son after he has left. Finds something that he didn't realize he needed.
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readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

A very slow read if you are unfamiliar with the rhetorical devices used in the book, and the subject matter of the South African Apartheid, however it is beautifully written and informative while also staying in the presence of the characters. 
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_sunlux's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

The book was good but nothing I would've read if I didn't have to for class.
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st0bbit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.75

this is a book i read for school but i enjoyed most of it;  won't write a full review because it reminds me too strongly of the literature essays i've written for this lol 
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