Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Freedom Writers Diary by Zlata Filipović, Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

4 reviews

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

mandajo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

I love the movie Freedom Writers and was interested in reading the real life stories of the students in Ms. Gruwell's class. This book tugged at the heartstrings while also providing smiles seeing how far they came and the history they were making. It was a very enjoyable book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Deportation, Eating disorder, Drug use, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Rape, and Murder

kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

I don’t remember much since I last read it back in January, so you can tell how memorable it was for me, lol. I dunno, it was alright. The whole “tolerance for ALL” mantra was way too heavy-handed for my taste, but I’m glad the students were able to find solace and community within Gruwell’s classroom.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Ableism, Xenophobia, Genocide, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder

Other trigger/content warnings include: gang violence; incarceration; molestation

tfarris105's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Rape, and Murder