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caseythereader's reviews
1747 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content and Car accident
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Bullying
Minor: Sexual content
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Infidelity
5.0
- THE MESSAGE is three essays that connect through the idea of how writing and storytelling shape our view of the world. Coates tells us about trips he takes to Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine.
- The first two essays are good and thought-provoking, but the essay on Palestine is the heart of and reason for the book. Coates lays out why the narrative he’d been told his whole life about the region was wrong, and obviously so from the moment he set foot in Jerusalem.
- Coates connects the dots between the three stories - slavery, book banning, and apartheid - and how the narratives that have built up around them over time shape the daily lives of oppressed people.
Graphic: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War