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People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

3 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

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

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The stylistic mix of prose and poetry telling a poignant story about gun violence made this book incredible. It's a very trigger heavy book, but Hopkins tackles a heavy subject head on and does so with great realism. All the characters act realistically and it's not inconceivable that these people exist. It's a big task to juggle 6 (well, 7) main characters in the way Hopkins does, but it pays off in this book. An excellent written rebuttal to the verbal argument that "guns don't kill people, people kill people". 

16+

TW/CW: gun violence, racism/white supremacy, road rage, suicidal thoughts and attempt, child abuse and pedophilia, drug use (marijuana), prostitution, homelessness, misogyny, rape 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Child abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide attempt