Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

16 reviews

rose34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Racism and Ableism

synkdive's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Violence, Racism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing

taylors_literature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

daringreader13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Blood, and Alcohol

wastingtime1994's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is, unsurprisingly, a difficult book to read. But more surprisingly, it’s a difficult book to finish. 
The “big twist” is hyped up far too much in the beginning - to the point where I nearly forgot there was a plot to begin with. When it’s revealed halfway through, the entire book loses steam. I dragged myself to the end, and while I’m happy I did, it looked bleak for a moment. 
The timeline can also be confusing, as it jumps between different years with little explanation or warning. 

However, overall I would recommend it. It’s very reflective regarding  the resilience of teenagers, the impacts of PTSD, the importance (or not?) of the truth, and the reality of religion in America. 3.5/5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry and Suicide

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

First of all we love an asexual queen!! So that being said there is a ton of different representation in this and I can’t speak for most of them, but I didn’t find anything wrong with it. As for the story it doesn’t really focus on the shooting but the aftermath of it. Which I thought was important. Also it never gives the killer a name or the spotlight which I also thought was good. I thought it was interesting how religion played apart in this. I don’t think this is like the greatest book or the greatest book about a school shooting but I think it is well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Murder

goodnightngo's review against another edition

3.0

This book is very engaging and took me out of my reading slump. Definitely dark but the author approached the heavy topics in a thoughtful way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Bullying, and Grief

bobisthecoolest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Being from Europa, I have no idea what these characters went through and wether this book and the character’s stories are accurate, so I will just be speaking from a reader’s perspective. The story was interesting, the diversity was great, but half of the characters were just unlikeable; Lee shouldn’t have pushed people as much and Ashley was just a straight up bitch imo. 

I did love the ace rep in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Addiction

casber's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying