Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

38 reviews

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

This book was good. It got a bit heavy-handed at times, but it's satire, so not that unexpected. I thought the starting characters were really well-developed, but by the time we get introduced to new characters in the second half of the book, I never felt like we really got to know them as people. All-in-all, an interesting read that won't shift your perspectives too much if you already have a fully cynical outlook towards corporate America/start-up culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

balkeyeston's review against another edition

dark funny 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: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Torture and Grief

thespinystacks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

A little bit Wolf of Wall Street, a little bit Get Out. This is a POWERFUL story. The first half of the story is incredibly confronting in terms of racism in the work place, and there were some moments I had to step away and take a breath. That’s my privilege in being able to take a break from the discomfort, being a white person. That being said, I also found the cult-ish workplace so relatable as someone who spent almost ten years in a crazy sales company.

I truly loved this story, it had heart, passion, hatred and was just SO SO addictive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture

howdyhoward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, and Grief

rollinginbooks'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

piperlee's review

reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture and Kidnapping

sartastic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Drug use

jainnyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Torture, and Death of parent

emilyreads123's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Torture

joceraptor's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Torture, and Death of parent