Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

32 reviews

m_papaya's review

4.0

Bleak, violent, read in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

Minor: Islamophobia

kananineko's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and War

katepilled's review

challenging dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Adjei-Brenyah’s debut collection of short stories is timely and powerful, with his finger on the pulse of racism and late-capitalism in America. Sharp and illuminating read. I highly recommend his parables- except for Lark Street, I admit I simply could not fuck with the talking fetuses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

aubrey_cody's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Gripping. Gory. Immersive. Thought provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Murder

hnagarne's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Murder

lambchop12's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

It’s hard to find words for this short story collection, to be honest. It feels like what you’d get if you combined Sorry to Bother You and Black Mirror, and I mean that in (mostly) the best way possible. I can’t pick out a favorite story so I’ll just go through some of them and what I liked about them.

Made me the most emotional: “The Lion and the Spider” - I have a rough, weird relationship with my emotionally distant father who has left my family on multiple occasions so this story almost broke me, but also left me hopeful for a better future.

Left me in the most awe: “The Hospital Where” - I love me some good surrealism, okay? And this was just straight up “what’s going on” madness in a good way.

Had me thinking “oh jesus” the most times: “Through the Flash” - very very dark. Worth reading, but it was a smart move to put it at the end because by the time you finish it, you’ll feel a certain amount of emotional exhaustion from just thinking about the trauma the Flash and the following events have had on people. Also another one where the father/child relationship made me emotional.

Made me the maddest at society: “The Finkelstein 5” and “Zimmer Land” - I won’t spoil these, just know that they deal with racism and the unfair deaths of Black people (especially children). Heavy subject matter but meaningful.

Had me the most confused: “Lark Street” - this was the one story I disliked because I couldn’t tell if it was pro-choice or pro-forced birth lol. Interesting premise though.

The rest of the stories are interesting, I just don’t have much to say about them. Very good collection. 9/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jessthanthree's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs

bay22's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

tey_lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emory's review

challenging dark reflective tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, and Gun violence