Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

44 reviews

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

whatisjordyreading's review against another edition

i won't give this book a star rating (not yet anyway). it's illustrated beautifully but the content.......whew. it's triggering. this book should come w/ a trigger warning or a content warning-- something!
this book's content hits too close to home for me to enjoy it. art style & colours are gorgeous tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Gun violence

TW: racially-motivated violence towards Black people; domestic violence; language suggesting DV; racist language; homophobic language; gun violence; police presence; police brutality/police interacting violently with Black kids (multiple times).

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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: Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

pika_chuu's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault

mccbooks's review against another edition

challenging inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

daycia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Violence

queerandtalkative's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Literally fabulous! I cried and laughed and screamed and was so angry! Fucking white boys!!! This was well written and had amazing drawings. It is very focused on black trauma and the issues with police while also following the story of a young girl and her superpowers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, Medical content, and Police brutality

geekywoman14's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Violence, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment

lapis's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Nearly cried reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings

Lesbophobia: I don't know if it actually matters, but in case it does, Nubia is not a lesbian, she just gets bigotry based on assumptions. That's sort of the point of the book.