Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

6 reviews

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

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

girrllie's review

It was too sad and violent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Drug use, Gun violence, and Rape

karyan1's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Police brutality, Drug use, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Bullying

Moderate: Pregnancy and Blood

melanie_reads's review

challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

This is an intense, difficult but necessary read about the lives of four young Black girls growing up in the Chicago projects as they are being torn down. There's so much sadness and hardship with hope sprinkled here and there. It's so easy for those of us from middle/upper middle class backgrounds to judge and yet we must withhold our judgements and see how few options there are for some of our fellow citizens and friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

mjwhitlock18's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

Coming-of-age story of an adolescent girl growing up in a housing project dealing with gang violence and loss of community due to gentrification, as well as navigating the changing landscape of her friendships. The voice and character of FeFe feels authentic, naive in a realistic way, and grows and changes as she loses innocence in a system that refuses to protect her and deals with turmoil, systemic injustice, and personal hurdles. The second part has a shift in tone, with her adult self recounting later events and reflecting on/ mourning the childhood she had. This narrative clearly shows the cycle of generational poverty, systemic racism, and police brutality, but still highlighting how she flourished with support and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death