Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

6 reviews

sophiaweine's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful Australian story of young love and loss. A town full of secrets that it buries to show a front of perfection and beauty, but one that cracks easily until it’s all in the open. Silvey does a wonderful job of putting coming of age and comprehending the harsh reality of the world into words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Car accident, Police brutality, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

directorpurry's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Death, Child death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

rageofcaliban's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Suicide, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, and Grief

sezzrah's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

yatesis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

ned_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Bullying, Addiction, and Ableism