Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

41 reviews

lavalierre's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Medical trauma

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Addiction, Bullying, Murder, and Suicide attempt

elizabeth_potato's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

emmacvetnich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

i didn’t expect to love this book and i definitely didn’t expect to cry so hard at the end, but both of those things happened. this was a beautiful story of recovery and valerie ended up becoming one of my favorite characters i’ve read about. to most of her world she appeared to be a hateful girl who got what she wanted. but at the core val was just a deeply hurt person seeking love and protection from her boyfriend, naively creating this list to actualize the pain she was feeling. revenge was a comforting thought, but she didn’t realize that her boyfriend was planning to seriously hurt these people, and the guilt she had to make sense of after the shooting was so complex and confusing, even to the reader. it was difficult not to feel for valerie and want to see her get better. i think part of me was crying at the ending because i can’t believe the story is over and these characters aren’t real people, especially valerie and jessica. their unlikely connection was striking to me and my heart felt so full during their speech. this was an easy 5 star, i really can’t wait to read more jennifer brown :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

bellabadoobee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

bri_reads9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Blood

stitch1527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Injury/Injury detail

mlh2122's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was an enjoyable read considering the subject matter. I liked the way the author dealt with trauma and how it effected not only the main character but those around her. I’m glad the main focus wasn’t on the tragedy itself but on the aftermath and what kinds of damage it does to people. Considering this was written in 2009 I think the messages and themes still carry on to 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

thecatandmereadingpeacefully's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings