Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

48 reviews

blombern's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Murder, Violence, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Antisemitism, Grief, and Gun violence

dielesemotte's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Gun violence, and Murder

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

The book probably needed another 50 pages, just to try to make the story and the ending make more sense, and not just cut off how it did. 

I don't want to give any spoilers, but I will say that though it was a very tough read, I loved the first 3/4 of the book. Then things just got to the point where I had too many questions about how things were turning out. Like ... when he's surrounded by so many rich people, why weren't they able to hire a better lawyer and get him some coaching... and why was a kid who was so good at debate able to be painted into a corner so thoroughly, and then with all of the character assassination, why was he just able to head north for school anyway with no repercussions in that corner? Just messy.

Despite all of that, the book was still worth reading and gave me a lot to think about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Gun violence, Racism, Grief, Police brutality, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Bullying, and Racial slurs

len_magoi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

i hate white people!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Blood, and Child death

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Genocide and Fire/Fire injury

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

Touching story about growing up Black, trying to better your situation, and the issues that can arise. This story is tragic yet hopeful and shines a light on the ways that racism is both a domino effect in communities of color and a cyclical phenomenon that affects people of all races. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Racism, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Antisemitism, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Sexism

charlotteschapter's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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: Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, and Murder

adrienne_c's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

nikmahie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It's written well and I felt very involved in the story. It's heartbreaking to read the huge struggle that black youngsters have. It really made me reflect on my own prejudice and privilege. Great young adult book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs