Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Terrier by Tamora Pierce

7 reviews

thenexthing's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, Classism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Deportation, Torture, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

rjbedell's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

Read as part of a book club revisiting friends’ childhood favorites.  Yikes.  The plot had me hooked, but often against my own will — the book’s world and characters are mired in a dreary lack of morality with little escape in sight, with nonchalant police violence being the recurring star of the show.  Find something that’s not about a cop breaking poor people’s arms.  It’s redeemed slightly by the endearing tight-knit friendships that form among the central characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Police brutality

ssione5's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Slavery, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Child death, Trafficking, Suicide, Torture, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

sweetcaptainlily's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Police brutality

inferiorwit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Excrement, Trafficking, Suicide, Vomit, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

rini's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

obviousthings's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked reading about Beka finding her place in her new job, and the writing was good, but I was put off by the way the Dogs are glorified even though they’re corrupt and aggressive. There’s not much nuance in how the criminals are portrayed, either—they’re mostly there to be beaten up or chased after. The way it’s written implies that everything the Dogs do is justified as a way to catch criminals, and I’m not convinced. It seems like bigotry would run rampant in this system, but that’s never really addressed.

The story also lost steam a bit in the middle, and I found that section boring. The plot would have been better with more twists and turns in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Slavery

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Excrement