Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

18 reviews

georgiarybanks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Violence, and War

orla_h's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Rape, Physical abuse, Grief, War, and Death

olivialambert97's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

 Powerful and poetically written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, War, and Rape

differentsisters's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

 I see what the author was trying to do. Once I got use to the inclusion of Zimbabwean dialect, the book was readable. What became tiring was the heavy heavy use of repetition (a whole page of just the word take). I could see why some uses of repetition was used, but it became tiresome and felt like an editor needed to cut at least a hundred pages of repetition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Classism, Blood, War, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Gore, and Colonisation

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Police brutality, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

lochanreads's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really love and admire this book for its linguistic skill and hopeful message

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and Misogyny

wy_woman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: War, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

kayschwe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Cursing, Rape, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, War, Racism, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Xenophobia