Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

37 reviews

kristiniad's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

thisisnotanexit's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

favourite book. An excellent look at the great depression which alternates between a close up journey of a family, as they try to survive the economic and social hardship of the dust bowl, and sermons, which contextualise the events and systems experienced by the characters in the broader societal and economic structures that enforces these. How anyone can read the deeply passionate and empathetic words of Steinbeck and not be affected is beyond me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

a major theme of the novel concerns poverty and starvation. As is police brutality, though in the context of the book against poor white people.

signeskov's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage

gabriella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.75

God, what a great read.
Let me start with the problems.

I have some critiques. First -  I felt like it didn’t capture the breadth of displaced Americans for the time. Second - It was very white-centric and seemed to buy into Manifest Destiny shit. I take major issue with both of these. These are my narrative issues 

Clearly not as pressing but the pacing at point was inconsistent and dragged on. But I know at points that was the point.

Now the pros. 
I really loved the way Ma and Tom were characterized throughout. The family relations at points felt complex. There were really moving moments throughout, and great commentary that’s still relevant now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever come across 
Beautiful writing, brilliant story. Touching, hard, raw. 

It deals with a very real problem, a problem as relevant now as ever. The consequences of capitalism, of greed, of money as a ruler are spread thought out this book. 
If there is one thing to take away from this book is that solidarity and kindness will always be the weapon of the people. It’s at the darkest times, the people come closer, the people speak up, the people rise up. 

Μόνο ο λαός σώζει τον λαό. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Colonisation

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racial slurs

emilymhb's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

the_annia's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Police brutality, and Classism

Minor: Blood and Murder

kaitoro_walker13'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

arszania's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cursing