Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

2 reviews

elderwoodreads's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book definitely dragged at times which is such a shame because I loved the overall concept and some of the passages had incredibly strong writing. The "twist" of the book is immediately revealed and the story takes the reader through what happened to the end that is hinted at in the beginning of the story. I loved this conceptually and I feel like it actually made dual POV work for me for once. Unfortunately several of the Joe chapters felt like they should've been cut or gone through another round of edits in my opinion. The Norma chapters were all strong and I loved her story, it hit home a lot for me as someone finding my biological family. Overall I will definitely read anything else Peters publishes but I will not be recommending this to everyone I meet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Violence, Racism, Murder, Abandonment, and Abortion

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Medical content

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Miscarriage, and Child death

Minor: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Excrement, Racial slurs, Car accident, Pregnancy, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Death of parent, Infertility, Sexual content, and Suicide

Residential schools, heart attack, dementia, aneurysm.