Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

17 reviews

uriah's review

5.0

I love friendship and this was SO good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death

marijuanerareads's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Racism

knockoffrainbow's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

sara_ndipity's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Fatphobia

strawberrytheauthor's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Literally fabulous! I cried and laughed and screamed and was so angry! Fucking white boys!!! This was well written and had amazing drawings. It is very focused on black trauma and the issues with police while also following the story of a young girl and her superpowers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, Medical content, and Police brutality

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense

• 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

4.5

AT LEAST 4.25 stars, if not 4.5. This book is fire. Nope, 4.5, it deserves it. From the empowerment messages to the palpable love Nubia shares with her parents and friends to the beautiful pallet of the beautiful illustrations, this book is fantastic, and what the world needs. I don't know if I've ever loved a comic book as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Mass/school shootings

loveb0mb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? N/A

4.5

this was so.... good. 
i can tell how much love was put into this graphic novel, which makes reading even more moving...

i really recommend just about anyone to read this, even though there might be scenes u could not relate to, because at it's heart... its so SO real. by writing about teenager issues and especially highlighting experiences that black children and teens go through.

the art is also super 👌 and feels dynamic and fun, with its simplistic style!! makes the reading experience much easier, in my opinion!!! :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

mobymaize's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

A really interesting story with great characters and a diverse cast of fun characters! Nubia is great and she is my daughter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Stalking

littlecat's review

emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Art: The art took a bit to get used to for me, the colours are nice, the paneling okay, and I always like it when flashbacks are shown in different styles (bonus D.s and Nubias flashbacks are also different from eachother).
Story: I went in blind and the heavy themes kind of hit me by suprise at first, that said it is handled well and I like how the story never forgets that they are just kids/teens.
Her moms are great (also how cool is it that at this age people in media are allowed to be queer casually? I actaully read "moms" and first through I was misreading something)) and I love the relationship between the kids. 
Also reading the words "Stop Murdering Black Trans Woman" and "Trans Lives Matter" was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Death, Blood, Sexism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical content

jularcido's review

challenging emotional inspiring fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Homophobia