Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

10 reviews

jaduhluhdabooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Grief, and Death of parent

unlyke_li's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

emandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Racial slurs

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Style/writing: 2 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

sophia_ryann's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, and Bullying

cocoanut7's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Powerful perspective of another person's experience. Some of the things felt a bit of a stretch - unconnected to the racism element. I felt that the book slightly insinuated blacks and whites will never be able to understand one another which made me sad. But I'm on the privileged side of that, so I don't want to necessarily argue that. But if it's true, how sad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

lidiae's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Everyone should read this book. It’s so important, incredibly well written, and should probably be required reading in school. I listened to the audiobook and it was very well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Murder

clg2022's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racism and Racial slurs

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense 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

3.5

This is a gripping tale about life as a Black family in the US and the painful and persistent racial bias that pervades our criminal justice system. Johnson can clearly write, and I was incredibly impressed by how she weaved together storylines across generations. But, man, did I want it to be edited more tightly.

One I would still absolutely recommend to teenage readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

beauty_andbooks's review against another edition

4.0

This turned into the perfect contemporary mystery with important civil rights included, that I enjoyed thoroughly! I went into this book somewhat blind and I was instantly glued to the book once the plot began with the arrest of Jamal in the story and then turning into finding out the truth through Tracey, the main character. 

There was also an intriguing love triangle throughout the entire book and that added a different layer to the story. This book is definitely a necessary read to better understand the injustice of Black arrests and white supremacy. This book was released during a huge Black civil rights movement that evokes the plot of this book perfectly. A must read!

*thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for a free copy to review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Hate crime