Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

80 reviews

emakay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

keb3's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Rape

jhartsoe's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gun violence and Rape

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

marrindra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, and Violence

cabuff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

lake's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, and Racism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Medical content, and Drug abuse

beingsimba's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

Heartbreaking but essential.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

pandagirlmb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Addiction