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It follows a Titus, the first black sheriff in his Southern town, as he tries to take down a serial killer who
The parts of this story that I loved were the cultural commentary, particularly
The only parts of this story that I was not the hugest fan of, were the characters foils between Titus's romantic interests and, to some degree, the cultural commentary. I think for some people, reading Titus's thoughts may feel like they're hearing new ideas for the first time and may not be able to appropriately cpntextualize some of the events in the story without them. For me, personally, I got what he was saying early on and didn't need the explicit reminders. I could have benefited from less telling and more showing, but I understand that isn't the case for other readers. Also, again, this book is very graphic, hard to read, and brings up reminders of some of the most difficult occurrences in American life.
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Trafficking, Mass/school shootings
Minor: Pedophilia
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Blood
Graphic: Gore
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Torture, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Classism