Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

One Year of Ugly by Caroline Mackenzie

1 review

charlieeee's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Trafficking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

Minor: Torture, Deportation, Racial slurs, Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Grief

At first I thought this was going to be a deep-dive into the immigrant experience in Trinidad, but it just reads like ‘middle class folkx are uncomfortable boo-hoo poor us’. Casual fat phobia throughout, stereotypes and constant sexualisation of Latinas with a general shrug of ‘what can you do’ rather than developing these women into complex characters in a complex situation. Megan and Vanessa deserved better writing.