Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

4 reviews

morgangd's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

~Who says all the fantasies with sword-wielding heroes and heroines have to be in Middle Earth, Westeros, or even our dreams of Africa past—“copper sun or scarlet sea?”~

Magical fantasy with cursed swords and monsters but the fantasy land is Macon, Georgia, and the monsters are hate-filled racists who need to be slaughtered.

Loses a few points as the conclusion gets schmaltzy but otherwise outstanding. Clark does great work again and I need the film of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Genocide, Slavery, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

ruthiedr89's review

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Animal death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Cursing

noahsingh's review

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Gore

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Animal death, and Medical content

sucreslibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

 thought this was gonna be 4 stars but I just can't rate it lower than 5. with great characters (including a charming stud that openly flirts w/ and picks up women, loves it), some terrifying creatures and a heart-pounding climax, what more could I ask for? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Violence