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ferretfaculty's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
1.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
kelskiiz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Cannibalism
lizslazylibrary's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Classism
spookily's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and War
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Deportation
libscote's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I don't want to give too much away due to spoilers, but this is a jaw-dropping look at something that is unfortunately too plausible. I could totally see this happening, and it's horrifying. There are definitely content warnings needed for this book. It's also so good though. I've seen comparisons to Jordan Peele's work and that feels apt to me.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ashylibrarian's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
The Getaway takes place at an amusement park, known as the funnest place on Earth. What lies behind the walls of this Dinsey-like theme park is unknown to many who live within. They are told that if they stay within the walls of Karloff Country, they will remain safe. This, unsurprisingly, turns out to be a lie.
Following Jay and his group of friends, readers are thrown into a dystopian world that emphasizes the ugly and utterly horrific dividing lines in the classism and racism of Karloff Country.
I want to start by saying this book was good. It was really well done, and WOW does it pack a punch. I still find myself thinking about it when thinking about books to recommend and share. There is so much in this story that will bring readers in and keep their attention all the way until the end.
There were many times throughout this story that I stopped and said WTF, and I feel like that was really the intention of the author. To make readers stop and ask what the heck is happening, and why is it being allowed? Hats off to Lamar Giles for making a dystopia horror novel that sadly holds truth of our society today.
With all that being said, I do wish I got more with certain parts of the story. To keep this spoiler free, I will leave it at each this: after the initial reveal that something was fishy in Karloff Country, any time after that something big and seemingly wilder than last was brought up, that was kind of it. It was just, brought up. This is still a really good book and a well-done story, I just wanted more.
I will be recommending this title.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Cannibalism
mals_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Dementia, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Kidnapping
marik0n's review
- 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
5.0
The main characters are four teenagers -Chelle, Jay, Connie and Zeke- and their families that live and work in an extremely high-tech, world famous resort that includes various amusement/ theme parks and it meant for the scandalous rich elite. Jay is living his best life, until residents start disappearing and rich families gathering in the city, while no one talks about it. The group decides to look more into what is going on and the truth is... socking.
It was surely unsettling but it wasn't a thriller. The synopsis gave me completely different vibes. However, it was a great, fast-paced book.
It explores themes such as climate change, racial and social injustice, classism and capitalism. Although it is a dystopian setting it really does not feel so far fetched. Reading this book was hands down unsettling and caused me lots of anxiety about the world we are living in.
Before reading it, I would recommend checking out the trigger warnings. Some that come to my mind right off the bat are: suicide, murder, torture, cannibalism, racism, violence, death, hate crimes.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Slavery and Cannibalism
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