Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

There There by Tommy Orange

285 reviews

glitter_kit's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

cjrmusic's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad 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

4.25

A spectacularly woven together tale of Urban Indians descending on the A’s Stadium in Oakland for the Big Oakland Powwow. Informative, sad, and an honest portrayal of how American Indians had their culture stripped from them. Tommy Orange’s writing style is beautiful, his voice rings out through every page. A difficult but necessary read for anyone grappling with feelings of loss of identity and generational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

colormecaro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Topic wise this is absolutely a 5⭐️ book for me. However, for some parts I wasn’t a fan of the writing (long sentences strung together with too many commas; an odd chapter told in the second person).

There are a lot of characters that are being followed throughout, which makes sense given the overall story and how they all tie together. However, at times it felt like I didn’t know much about each character. There are so many of them and you get fragments of each character, but this comes at the expense of giving each one the depth they deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

mitrabird2010's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

katekatiekait's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

ashgalwoah's review against another edition

I was enjoying this book and may reattempt this book again after my partner reads it, I wasn’t aware of a potential trigger of mine and don’t think I can continue on currently!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

annewilgenbusch's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

alexandramary's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape

196books's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault