Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

4 reviews

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

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

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