Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

23 reviews

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

iseefirede's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

The pacing of the book felt off. The first part was pretty slow and uninteresting, but then everything seemed to happen in the last few chapters of the book.
Beyond that, it was a wonderful read filled with diverse characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Child abuse and Dysphoria

Minor: Pedophilia, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

Phenomenal. Breathtaking. So well done. I love Pet and I love Jam.

I feel so bad for moss, poor baby. I was freaking out in the actual chills. Be not afraid, it was literally foreshadowing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Classism

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and War

Ableism warning is to err on the side of caution, for disability framed as a punishment near the end.

oddlyghoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism

kalla's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism, Blood, and Police brutality

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No

3.75

Pet uses allegory very impactfully to discuss topics of abolition, abuse, and accountability, however it’s hurt a bit by the straightforward narrative and often feels overly didactic. However, the Black, queer, trans, disabled, and autistic representation is *awesome* and the prose is gorgeous. I’m looking forward to reading the prequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Gore

Minor: Ableism, Pedophilia, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and War

amre23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Dysphoria

_analisa's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is so good! As a YA, I felt it encapsulates its messages in such a clear, understandable way. The metaphors within were amazing. Same with it’s overarching message that even if you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not there. I did find there to be a lot of repetition, but for me it didn’t really take way anything or feel misplaced. Overall, it’s just an amazing book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Police brutality