Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

109 reviews

carmenvillaman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sdunn13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Kidnapping

tatiannaskye's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

If I could describe this book in one word it would be insightful or thought provoking (which I guess is two words). It was also gritty and complex as it talked about problems that are still widely frowned upon and criticized/shunned. Many people before reading this book would think it’s a thriller which there were aspects of thriller though they leaned more towards the action side than it did the “scary” side. If anything I’d classify this book as an American noir novel with the subjects it touched. Overall, I would read this book again especially during thanksgiving as it helps put into light all that I should be thankful for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Murder

The book itself just had subjects of racism, homophobia, and murder.

yoshi2560's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

mirrorballmusings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, Excrement, and Kidnapping

v171's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

A riveting, heart wrenching story of vengeance, justice, INjustice, and redemption. This book was everything I was hoping for and more. I am generally very critical of the 'bury your gays' trope, but I absolutely don't think this book falls into that category. Rather than using queer people as a device that pushes the story forward, the queer experience is central to the plot and is handled with both realism and graceful compassion. In addition, this book explored themes of racism, classism, corruption, and police brutality. Each of these were explored fully and expertly. In addition to the flawless structure of the book, the emotions this book put me through.... white hot rage, grief, compassion, love... the author was fantastic at eliciting these feelings from cover to cover. If you like books, read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Excrement and Abandonment

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

tanyapaquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

grifgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hannamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, and Murder