Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

28 reviews

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

2.5

I ready liked some aspects of this book. I've not read a lot of young adult non-fiction and I found it very engaging. I think it tells a very important story about both sides of the crime and how it affected everyone involved and how unfair the US justice system is. 

However, I do think this could really use an update. There are various points where I found the language used outdated and uncomfortable. Also while focusing on an agender teen, it felt like this book fell into its own binary of man and woman, and other. There was very little space in this book for the gender spectrum. 

There were also a few descriptions of people that seemed unnecessary and made me feel kind of uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, and Confinement

Minor: Fatphobia and Rape

saragrochowski's review

challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Bullying

naiu_cs's review against another edition

emotional informative tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death, Gun violence, and Drug use

cheesepuppy's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. It was almost hard to remember this was a real life event. Slater did a phenomenal job in her writing to really make you feel empathy for both people. This is real. You don’t get clean cut right and wrong. The laws aren’t the answer. 

My only wish is that this had been written by or with someone who could have an own voices perspective. Regardless, this was well done. I’m still torn. I care for both people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide and Grief

mimsreadingrn's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I don’t remember much about this book, but I do remember it being a pretty effective read. It was one of the first memoirs I read that made me think about how much privilege I have as a white cis female in America. I really don’t have much to say about it, but if you’re looking for a memoir to educate yourself, here’s a great starting point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Hate crime

nickthefailure's review

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Violence

skullotonin's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Self harm

amberinbookland's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Deadnaming, Bullying, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry