Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi

2 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m so glad I enjoyed this because I don’t love short story collections. Obviously I enjoyed some stories more than others, but nothing was below a three which is nice. 

Half a moon-3
Black Enough-4
Warning: Color May Fade-3
Black.Nerd.Problems-3
Out of the Silence-5
The ingredients-3
Oreo-4
Samson and the Delilah’s-3
Stop Playing-4
Wild Horses, Wild Hearts-5
Whoa!-5
Gravity-4
The Trouble With Drowning-5
Kissing Sarah Smart-5
Hackathon Summers-3
Into the Starlight-5
The (R)evolution of Nigeria Jones-4

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Self harm, Homophobia, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

tesseliza's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Addiction, Violence, Mental illness, and Cancer