Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale

1 review

thecirclek's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An intense story about a boy whose father attempts to solve the serial killing of Black women in a segregated and very racist community in the 1930s. A hard read, but very well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

The book deals with a series of sexually motivated killings of women in a segregated and very racist community. There are graphic descriptions of racial violence, including lynchings. Many characters (though not the main characters) are dismissive of the violence towards women of color.