Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

126 reviews

velvet_young's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Murder, Hate crime, Body horror, and Medical content

pipettesandpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Death, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery

bibim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Body horror, Gore, and Racism

tey_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

mikaylawood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

3.0

Really enjoyed this on audio!! The narrator was amazing. This is outside of what I typically read, but I definitely want to read more of this author in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and War

Minor: Animal death and Slavery

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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? Yes

4.0

The themes were theming!! I think I will just always want more from a novella, I am a long book girlie. Definitely will pick up more from P. Djeli Clark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Slavery

2busyreading's review

dark medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

meaghanelizabook's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Alcohol

carriedbythecosmos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Death, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cannibalism and Gore

Minor: Blood and Body horror

chaoticnostalgia's review

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Slavery, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol