Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

5 reviews

ms_sarah621's review

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m not sure how to put this into words. First, this was nothing what I thought it was going to be. I thought there was going to be a strong focus on concussions and the changing perspective of them in sports. I thought there would be some fantasy/sci-fi elements mixed in. However, it was not that. At first, I was into the changing realities and what was happening. The confusion, the mystery, the tension. It was intriguing and kept my interest, even though it was different from my expectations. Then, the political/social justice elements became stronger and stronger as I read. Now, it’s important for books to handle these tough topics. Yet, this book tried to handle too many of them at once. It just kept coming and coming, and I started to lose the point of the story. This really caused my enjoyment level to be smushed as I kept reading. This book was too much and didn’t cover the topic of concussions like I thought. It was still interesting, and I love Neal Shusterman’s writing. This was just not the one for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Car accident, Bullying, Hate crime, Outing, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Terminal illness, Police brutality, and Gun violence

sharkysheets's review

funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Be prepared for strange, reads much less serious than Dry or Roxy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Cursing, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

persipha_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Outing, Terminal illness, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Body shaming, Homophobia, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, and Physical abuse

emeraldelephant's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Hate crime