Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

5 reviews

mpaterson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This is my first Danielle Evans read and I’m an instant fan. Short storytelling is an art and she’s an artist. Each story was a uniquely powerful look into the plurality of experiences with racial inequity in America - equally poignant and pithy and effortlessly moves from witty to  uncomfortable to melancholy. I’ll be sitting with the final pages for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Car accident

samara's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Mass/school shootings

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

- Every single story in this collection feels like it could be its own novel, and yet somehow I am not left wanting more from any of them - they are all perfectly self-contained.
- Some feel ripped from modern headlines (Boys Go to Jupiter) and some are steeped in family history (Alcatraz) but every one feels populated with real people and real history.
- And when everyone tells you the novella that closes this book is phenomenal, everyone is right - holy cats, wow! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

callmeamelia's review against another edition

Frustrated and bored by the storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, and Toxic relationship

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

The title novella was definitely my favorite. The first few stories were a little tricky on audio and I may have enjoyed them more if I had read them myself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence