Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

57 reviews

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

misshalesreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

karlygraham's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Police brutality

clairevn's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Police brutality

maggy_rusche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

 I enjoyed the two perspectives in this book however I feel that it would have been better if it was a duology where each book was able to delve further into each perspective. I also did feel that this book read more on a middle grade level than a YA level. However, I did enjoy the book and loved how the teenagers were at the center of creating the protest and ushering in the fight to dismantle the status quo for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

rachelbuckley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

braun_jk28's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racism and Police brutality

Minor: Blood

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

4.75

An important read about an ongoing subject. Plus the two narratives meld very well together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Alcohol

This will hit hard for anyone who has experienced the loss of a friend or childhood guardian due to bigoted values.