Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

13 reviews

cardaisy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it, it was the perfect thing to pick up every so often and listen to a couple stories, I think I'm going to have to start listening to more anthologies

My two absolute standouts were Eye and Tooth by Rebecca Roanhorse (fantasy, monster-hunting siblings both with different specialized abilities) and The Rider by Tananarive Due (sisters taking a bus to join the freedom riders but things don't go as planned, spooky ghosts and some cathartic karma), both were 5 stars for me but for different reasons and I'm definitely going to be checking out more by both authors

1. Reckless Eyeballing: 3
2. *Eye & Tooth: 5, so freaking good!! I would read an entire book about these siblings and I'm definitely going to be checking out more by Rebecca Roanhorse
3. Wandering Devil: 3
4. *Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: 4, honestly wasn't expecting to like this one just based on the concept but both the writing and performance were very engaging and I really enjoyed it
5. The Other One: 2
6. Lasiren: 3.5, made me cry :(
7. *The Rider: 5, fantastic!! The tension,, the atmosphere, the pacing, just everything was done so well with a great pay off at the end 
8. The Aesthete: 1.5
9. Pressure: 2.5
10. *Dark Home: 4, so glad the dog didn't die
11. Flicker: 3.5
12. The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World: 3.5
13. The Norwood Trouble: 3
14. A Grief of the Dead: 2.5
15. *A Bird Sings by the Etching Tree: 4, I love a story from the ghost's perspective 
16. An American Fable: 3
17. *Your Happy Place: 4.5, you have an idea of what it's going to be from the beginning but it's just superbly well done 
18. *Hide and Seek: 4.5, this stressed me the fuck out, very creepy at times
19. Origin Story: 2

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Police brutality, Body horror, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child death

megnut's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Hate crime

kingsteph's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Addiction

Moderate: Police brutality, Mental illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

whatthekatdraggedin's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I really liked the variety of stories included. Some read like fables, some were had a sci fi/dystopian vibe and some were quite unnerving. It certainly went out on a high note with the last story, I couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Addiction, Racial slurs, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, and War

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This a collection of very striking and what feel like deeply personal stories. All of them are a fresh take on old tropes with history woven into the narrative of many stories. There’s also a lot of social commentary presented in a surprisingly subtle tone, but it’s not like any punches are being pulled from the message most readers will receive. Such a wonderfully diverse variety of voices and topics- there’s easily something to satisfy a wide variety of audiences.

A lot of the stories are so memorable because of a broken-hearted emotion and/or family devotion that permeates. I have to say, at least on this reading, these are the stories that really landed for me, though there’s something truly innovative and captivating about every story. 

Eye and Tooth
Lasiren
A Grief of the Dead
Dark Home (one of the most creepy)
Flicker (disorienting)
Your Happy Place
Hide and Seek

I listened to the audiobook and there was at least one unique performer per story. I say performer instead of narrator because it feels like the narrators embody the intention of every story and they were all superb.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

astrangewind's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

Out There Screaming left me breathless. It changed the way I feel about horror as a genre. I've never liked how the paranormal tends to be written, in books or in movies; the stories tend towards the Catholic concept of demons, which make each one of those stories predictable and, as a result, boring. But as I've journeyed into non-paranormal horror, it's always been too much for me, like the authors spend more time trying to cram in every gross and gory thing into the same package than actually writing a good story. Out There Screaming is different. It's gross and gory, sure, but it's not just those things. These Black authors' oubliettes - their Sunken Places - reveal the frightening underbelly of things that lurk in the corner of your vision, in the fabric of your interaction with the world, in your own psyche, deep and hungry and sometimes even hopeful.

I couldn't put it down. Out There Screaming is a shining example of what horror should be, not as violence for the sake of it but blooming outward from the real and tangible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Slavery, Drug use, Drug abuse, Car accident, Medical content, Police brutality, Grief, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, War, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Confinement, Colonisation, Misogyny, Infertility, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

breathehopebooks's review against another edition

Lost interest due to differing authorial writing styles. Plus i’m not usually a fan of this genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Racism, Cannibalism, Child death, Car accident, and Blood

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Racism, Body horror, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Child death, Racial slurs, Drug use, Cannibalism, Police brutality, Abandonment, Gun violence, Medical content, Slavery, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Rape, Homophobia, Suicide, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

tales_told_in_gold's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, and Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse, Cancer, and Car accident

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A compelling and insightful anthology. It left me often with feelings of unease (in a good way that you want in horror style books) and a unique version of various fears that these authors have developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Animal death, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Slavery, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Misogyny, Police brutality, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, Mental illness, and Grief