Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

35 reviews

lycheejelly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Colonisation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Hate crime

auudrey's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Police brutality

pipbiz's review against another edition

funny tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

laynemandros's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Stalking

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gaslighting, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Police brutality and Racial slurs

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

I really loved the synopsis and concept for this book, and thought the author had some really creative and interesting ideas that with more editing could totally transform this book into a genre-defying mindfuck. Once the plot started moving, it was really engaging and thrilling but it took a while to get to that point. Overall, not a bad book, but didn’t hit as hard as I wish it could’ve.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Police brutality and Racial slurs

ekmook's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Police brutality and Gaslighting

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

This book was not at all what I expected, but sometimes in a good way. What started out as concerning became confusing and then downright eerie… it definitely kept me on my toes. 
However, by the time things really felt like they were ramping up, it was ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Cursing

sorcha's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Racism

Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, Hate crime, Drug use, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Death

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

This novel was more social horror than thriller. Normally I enjoy social horror, but this didn’t quite work for me. The pacing was too slow, the characters felt flat, and the premise wasn’t fleshed out nor did it make much sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality