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mary7974's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Slavery
ferretfaculty's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
1.0
Graphic: Violence, Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, Racism, and Death
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: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
megwilli's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Confinement
Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism, and Violence
jessereadsthings's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Hate crime, Slavery, Gore, Racism, and Xenophobia
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: Police brutality, Racism, Blood, Dementia, Hate crime, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Classism, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Bullying, Car accident, and Kidnapping
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Grief, War, Animal death, and Child death
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Death, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Dementia, Drug use, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cannibalism, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gore, Police brutality, Car accident, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Medical content, Self harm, Bullying, Grief, Sexual violence, and Vomit
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Gore, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, War, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Drug use, Confinement, Death of parent, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, and Hate crime
Minor: Vomit, Deportation, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury
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, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Classism, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, and Gore
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: Hate crime, Gore, Body horror, Classism, Racism, Slavery, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Child death, Cannibalism, Dementia, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Kidnapping