Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

108 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

A solid historical fiction, based on a reform school for boys, back in the 1960’s. It was tough to read sometimes, due to the violence and messed up, unjustifiable things that happened to the boys at the school, but the ending was a solid surprise <spoiler Turner ends up surviving the getaway/escape but Elwood dies, so Turner (once at a diner safely away from the school) takes Elwood’s name and lives for Elwood essentially. It’s really fucking sad that the both of them didn’t make it out alive. This book had me thinking and reflecting about the world and the evils in it, including the people, and and the broken and racist systems in play still today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

m_egg_o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense 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

4.25

I’m horrified 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Gun violence

gotnoculture's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Torture, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

apollosapprentice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

Very informative abt a dark part of our history, great twist at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death

abwilcox's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Child death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Hate crime and Pedophilia

cirrenamarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child death, and Racism

skyroxy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Death, Bullying, Slavery, and Abandonment

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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: Child abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Bullying, Racism, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

wordyanchorite's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Torture, and Murder

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Racism

Moderate: Child death and Murder