Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

9 reviews

useyourgoodeye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was an amazing book. I didn't know much at all about the Tulsa riots and having the perspectives of the characters was great! If you like mysteries and history, read this now!!!?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder

sarahcrowell's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Blood, Gore, and Hate crime

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Such good writing and addressing the social concerns of both timelines.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Police brutality

le3713's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Hate crime

amandalorianxo's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Black men and women are dying now for the same reasons they were in 1921. We have to speak up. Wow. Even though this book is five years old, the potency behind this story and what is going on currently & in Tulsa back in 1921 are extremely important to continue discussing. I am ashamed to admit that this was not an event that heavily focused on in my education growing up. I learned a lot even though this is a work of fiction and the body that we discover with Rowan and Chase is not who I expected. This should be required reading for either middle and or high school students.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Body horror, War, Violence, Torture, and Racial slurs

Minor: Blood and Death

knifewifestan's review

emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Car accident

nonbinarylibrarianwitch's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

juliastimpson's review

dark emotional informative mysterious tense

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death

sallysimply's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting, but this certainly exceeded any expectations.

This is a great read if you want to learn more about Tulsa and get a feel for the history and culture. It’s also just a solidly told story, one that uses the shifting POVs really well. I was equally invested in both timelines, which was quite a feat considering how much I hated William right from the start. I also appreciated the author’s note at the end.

The ending felt rushed. I wanted a bit more resolution to Rowan’s story, for sure. But overall, I really enjoyed this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Violence

While there is no explicit police brutality, there is police harassment. There is also some ableist language, though not direct ableism.