Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

4 reviews

el_wheel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I think this is an important topic to talk about but I won't pretend it's easy to read from the perspective of someone like Silas. He really got on my bad side. Daniel turned out way worse than I expected. The ending really points to the need we have for better gun control and safety. 
I will also say Rand's assault was put into grotesque, and dare I say, very unnecessary, detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Drug use, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Ableism

singergurl4life's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

ladykatka's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

I have read almost all of Hopkins' books and this one is definitely not the best. Not a single character is likeable, they are are horrible and there is no one to root for. The only "good" person in the book is the one everyone seems obsessed with and it seems the only reason why they are "good" is because all the unreliable narrators are obsessed and infatuated with her, not because she is actually a good person. I wish we got some chapters from her perspective as that could have been interesting seeing as the world practically revolved around her for the entire story.

The ending was a bit predictable too if you've read more than a couple of Hopkins books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Deportation, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Islamophobia

kimmykelly's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicide attempt, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence