Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

9 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Upgrading to a four after some thought. It's a good allegory for racism in the US. Would be a good book to teach in high school, if I had it my way ;-)

Felt like I was reading a version of the Korean movie Parasite. But it was a lot less creepy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

chris_reads's review

dark informative mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Drug use

Minor: Classism, Stalking, Racism, and Self harm

wrensreadingroom's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Torture, Murder, Death, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Stalking, Gun violence, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Medical content, Drug abuse, Cursing, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

trashboatwinter's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Drug use, Violence, and Drug abuse

emmakchapman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Stalking

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Confinement, and Body horror

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Creepy. Upsetting. Real. This book is about a haunted house in a community that has been destroyed by greed, power, classism and racism. My heart was in my throat several times. Great YA horror story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

zombiezami's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Medical trauma, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Murder

Gentrification, Displacement, Incarceration

cheerful_bursts's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I did a mix of audiobook and text. This book definitely gave me the spooks when reading it at night. It kept me curious and wanting more. It was a great mix of mental health, fact, and lore. The audiobook was cast well but the narrator didn’t always correctly capture the emotions. Id definitely give it a reread. 
An animal is effected in the book, check spoilers

No animals die in the book.

Does the ending wrap up? check spoiler:

Ending isn’t conclusive on all plot points

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, Racism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Extreme Gentrification