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lfro2013's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a pretty fun one, a suitable number of twists and turns and I enjoy the entire lack of self-awareness on the part of the author. You have to have something of a willingness to either forgive, overlook, or accept the racism apparent in this kind of Yellow Peril book. E.g.:
Abel Slattin shrugged his shoulders, racially...
Or:
"Be pleased to enter," he said in his harsh, negro voice.
And quite frequently:
Sometimes a yellow face showed close to one of the streaming windows; sometimes a black-eyed, pallid face, but never a face wholly sane and healthy.
You've just got to kind of let this happen, I found myself guffawing incredulously at the way he describes anyone that's not a white Englishman quite often. I do find it to be a very interesting snapshot into the life and mindset of the time, and it's a fairly fun yarn as well if you can overlook the author's prejudices.
Graphic: Racism
noonjinx's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first one. The racism/xenophobia is still a big negative and this time Fu Manchu’s plots didn’t seem fiendish and inventive enough to be a positive. I mIght still read number three though, as it’s free on Project Gutenberg.
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
bedneyauthor's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use
Prolonged scene in a creepy haunted house I cannot begin to describe how racist this is