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Passeggiare la notte by Leila Mottley

47 reviews

mi7sma's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I was pulled in right away and didn’t want to put it down! This was an emotional and powerful read about the adultification of Black girls, police violence, and trying to find pieces of joy while doing your best to survive. So although it was a fast read, it wasn’t an easy topic to read about. 

I loved the writing style; Mottley really makes you stop and think as well as appreciate the small beauties in her storytelling! There were many interesting discussions that make you think about the failing justice system, gender, race, and class. Powerful book that will make you sad then angry.

After Nightcrawling, I will automatically be reading anything Mottley publishes in the future!! This was easily my favorite for the month and a favorite for the year (I may even be picking it for my Book of the Year winner once I collect all my thoughts) ❤️

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Vomit, Child death, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer and Suicide

kalmia31's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Trafficking, Abandonment, Misogyny, Police brutality, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, and Drug use

corriejn's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Self harm, Racism, Rape, Misogyny, Abandonment, Child abuse, Vomit, Trafficking, Confinement, and Blood

lidia7's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Trafficking, Drug use, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Addiction, Blood, and Torture

melissa_francesca's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

zara89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Abandonment, Child death, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Chronic illness, and Excrement

rebeccamatthews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

syds_shelves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I really fucking liked nightcrawling. it was so sad throughout that I took a 3 week break from reading it. I have two younger brothers so anything with a young boy that needs protecting is immediately gonna crack my heart open. The last 3 pages also beat me down in a way I wasn’t expecting BECAUSE the end wasn’t that bad? I’m not sure if i’ve been hearing too many folks say the ending really hurt them or what but… I feel like this reality is very true and near for a lot of black folks so I was not hurt or surprised more than I am by being black every day in a country that doesn’t give a shit about me. Maybe it’s all the open ends and “what happens to ___” that has left folks reeling but, again, cannot say. 

That aside, the book??? It felt like my emotions were getting jumped every single page. There was nearly no relief, but I couldn’t stop reading. I think this book is very similar stylistically to The Hate U Give (A lot of colorful background characters that aren’t fully fleshed out, a lot of strong values and beliefs presented from the author through the main character, and a deep love for where the characters come from. You can tell Leila has a deep love for Oakland) until it’s not. Some of this prose is for sure over written and flowery but fuck did it knock me out of my shoes. Because who would think to pair the blows of poverty, trafficking, and how generally deplorable police are with language like this.

There are other parts where I read and was like “yeah, this feels like a debut by a young author” in the kindest way. There is always room for growth, and I think this is also the unfortunate result of reading a heavily talked about Oprah/Booksta book. She’s made a fan of me and i’ll ABSOLUTELY be back for her next ones.

I get why this book was what it was, but personally I do wish it had more black joy. Take it or leave it, but there is so much misery and awfulness going on that I think you have black books for white folks and black books for black folks. The difference between The Help or a Tyler Perry production and a James Baldwin or Toni Morrison. Sad, but loving black folks vs sad and putting that on display for folks who don’t know black people irl, people who don’t watch the news, people who aren’t tapped in to politics, etc. This didn’t feel like the former, but it wasn’t quite at the ladder for me. A weird limbo. I think when writing truth to power for all these stories for and about black folks, I personally as a reader value something to pull your head above water.

The characters, I wanted to love but so many of them felt cut short just as i was beginning to know them. The really bad ones felt super hallow and like they were there to serve only a purpose and get you to the next few pages. This is where it can get hard to critique something based on a true story. Something that happens every day more gruesome than even described here. idk I guess all i’m saying is being black every day prepared me for this ending but not the things leading up to it. The book itself was very good, and I have high hopes for what will come next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Misogyny, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Vomit, Gun violence, Self harm, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Rape