Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

56 reviews

fjswabey19's review

challenging inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

vaanessssaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I cried. This is a devastatingly realistic fictional take on growing up in The Projects and it hits even harder hearing it from the perspective of a girl right on the cusp of change.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Gun violence, Rape, Pedophilia, and Drug use

ranti's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual assault

distractible's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy

hannahcomer4d's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug abuse, Trafficking, Police brutality, Child death, Death, Blood, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

brynpemery's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

maregred's review

challenging inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Classism, Drug abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gun violence, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

natalieba's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

3.5

I loved this story, it’s a tough one but it’s emotional (in a good way - not manipulative) and eye-opening. What brought this down for me was the unnecessary, almost awkward foreshadowing and explaining the author did. I think she could have given her readers more credit. I do want to read more about the Robert Taylor Homes after reading this book, though, and will be looking for a non-fiction book on the topic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Bullying

znvisser'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Fiction that reads like a memoir. Coming of age story with children in heartbreaking circumstances and adults that influence their environments by the choices they had to make for themselves. Interesting characters and beautiful writing. Main character was a bit eager to save everyone and heavy on religion to me personally but I can appreciate how it tied into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

3littlewordz's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Bullying