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Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

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stephhamp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a great introduction to SA Crosby. I will be reading more of his books. This book has an addictive quality in all great mystery/thriller books. I flew through this in about 3 days which is quick for me while working. The story of revenge, and character development was realistic and very human. These two characters are admittedly bigots, and in a lot of ways are still bigots and homophobic at the end of the book. they still don't fully understand or accept the LGBTQ community, but they miss their sons, and wish they could have changed, or just learned to not care before their deaths.
My grievance with the book was the (my grievance only) this need for Ike to have to explain to Buddy, why being black in America is difficult. It's hard to read this tired trope of bigoted or racist white people, having to meet a "good" black person to begin to break down their racism. They have to have a common enemy with black people to even begin and explore the idea of working together or reaching out. Buddy needed a person to help him solve this mystery. If he didn't need Ike he wouldn't in a million years be in this partnership with a black man. But this is a reality for so many people, relationships, families, and circumstances. And Ike is not by any means perfect. They're both men who did horrible things and made horrible choices in life and parenting. They've both killed people

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horizonous's review

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dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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_sam_m's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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batforanna's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

Wow! What a story! S.A Cosby is at the top of his game! Absolute class act!

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amandalorianxo's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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I didn’t know if Blacktop Wasteland could be topped but Razorblade Tears exceeded my expectations. We have Ike and Buddy, two polar opposites of men whose sons are murdered (off page) because of something that involves shady and cruel af people. It takes vandalism to get these two men to work together. Neither of these men are meant to be heroes. They are both deeply flawed and aren’t being asked to respect them or even to view them as the god guys. They are morally grey (having their own personal homophobic & racist thoughts.) Yet… when you are living in Virginia, a state that is known for having a lot of MAGA & other degrading thoughts, aren’t you a product of your environment ultimately ? I am not asking or saying they should get a pass but it’s difficult for grown ass men who have been to jail for murder to change their minds with a snap. So neither of them are asking for forgiveness. They just want to set things right with their sons despite knowing they should have done this when they were still alive. S.A Cosby not only tackles social issues but also brings the action like a movie but with his words.

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

📱
I liked this book. It got heavy and intense at times. Tears were shed. There were times I felt the description got really long. Overall, I enjoyed the book and I would strongly recommend it.

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killmoore_'s review

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dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Razorblade Tears was perfect in every way. Tons of very heavy content and gore, but so beautifully written it was like watching a movie. I'll be thinking of this story for years to come.

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