Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

14 reviews

maybelibros's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

there were many times i really wanted to put this book down. but at the same time i wanted to keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death

momo_snyder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

This is a powerful book that touches on a subject that is very hard to talk about in today’s society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Racism, and Violence

katiescott's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

mydearwatsonbooks's review

3.25

(I won a copy of this book from Goodreads.)

This book by Ellen Hopkins switches between her signature verse style and prose. Her prose reads a lot like her very, so the dialogue comes off kind of stilted at times, but that does little to affect the book.

Full review at https://mydearwatsonbooks.wordpress.com/2018/11/13/people-kill-people/.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence