Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

38 reviews

asims723'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Favorite stories, in order: 
Through the Flash
The Finkelstein 5
Friday Black
Light Spitter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

oozyschmoozy's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

jocelynzoe's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, and Murder

grae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Abortion

Minor: Sexual content

booksandteatime's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

social_eyes's review against another edition

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty

mcnan's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

What an incredible collection. Adjei-Brenyah's work is poignant, sharp, insightful, and simultaneously upsetting and exciting. I was always looking forward to reading more. None of these are weak stories, but my particular favorites were Through the Flash and The Hospital Where. Content warnings are not complete but mention some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Mass/school shootings, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

sarahmackenziey's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse

rexgertspud's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism