Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

82 reviews

leahrosiee's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Transphobia

Minor: Cancer

gennysreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Hate crime, Blood, and Car accident

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

 Brutal and action packed. I wish it had more about the sons, but it was still interesting reading about the fathers grappling with their homophobia and realizing that they should’ve been better to their sons and listened to them while they were still alive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

ldruckreier's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Murder, Racism, Transphobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Tough read but captivating

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

There is so much for me to say. What an original work of art this book is. I was immediately intrigued by the premise and was excited at the prospect of reading main characters who in any other story would more than likely be characterized as villains. 

It was complicated for me at times, reading about how much hate these fathers held for their sons' queerness. Complicated and painful to watch them grieve and reflect on the ways that they failed. It was also rewarding to read as the two fathers learned to accept what they didn't understand and also accept each other. I think the way that the learning came about seemed realistic to me, and of course they weren't perfect at any point throughout the whole book, but I don't think that was the goal. The characters are morally grey, and everyone is going to have a different stance on them, but I thought that they were interesting and often painful to read. This book took me longer than most books do, I feel, in part because of the brutality within the pages. This book is SO violent, y'all. I knew that it would be going in - after all, it is a story about revenge, but that didn't stop me from having to put it down and take care of myself once in awhile. I recommend that if you decide to pick this up, that you do the same! 

BTW I found it so validating that I was picturing Buddy Lee as Sam Elliot and he is described as a Sam Elliot type more than once in the book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Medical content, Violence, Homophobia, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Police brutality

chaosdemonmonster's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

I loved the way intolerance and learning went hand in hand for this book. It was written in a way that made it really believable that people were able to change their views on people unlike themselves. I found it very uplifting to see that given the current political climate in the USA. This book managed to take on a number of themes but still made them feel cohesive and like they belonged together in the story. I definitely would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Cursing, Chronic illness, Excrement, Addiction, Infidelity, and Vomit

amressing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Transphobia, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Classism, and Cursing

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Excrement and Deadnaming

zarap's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I thought I'd enjoy this book, but I didn't realize it would rip my heart out along the way. Very, very well done. I can't wait to read _Blacktop Wasteland_ and all of S.A. Cosby's future books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Gun violence, Violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Racism, Murder, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Deadnaming and Transphobia

alistinexo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 This book was a rough one, and i don't mean it was rough to read, i mean what happens throughout the book is rough. so glad i read it though.

i cried like a baby at the end when buddy lee died and ike was talking to him and the boys at the cemetery.

  this one really gets you thinking about how important it is to love your kids (or anyone) no matter what because they could be gone tomorrow and they need that love while theyre ALIVE, not when theyre 6 feet under. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Car accident, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

slxtty_academia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism