Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

62 reviews

aviscomi11's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

This book had two of the most well written, ethically ambiguous characters I can ever remember reading. This is also one of the first books I've read that has written a lot of young-child dialogue that is authentic, funny, and endearing without ever being overly sweet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Fatphobia

imogenreads77's review against another edition

Boring, slow-paced, predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Police brutality

crystalleighwrites's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

The inciting incident doesn’t go to the point of police brutality but could be triggering how close it could have come to it.

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

marisa_n's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Racism and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Minor: Stalking

nenya's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was simply amazing. As a white person, I think it’s so important to read it and to reflect upon yourself. It’s got several very important lessons about casual as well as explicit racism and what it means to actually be anti-racist. One of the biggest topics is the fetishization of POC which is an equally disturbing and important element of the plot. What I also love is the relationship between the protagonist Emira and the child she‘s babysitting, Briar. It’s so heartwarming and yet cruel because their relationship is based on a transaction making it difficult to define the difference of professionalism/a job well done and family love. Over all, this book will leave you with so many wow moments and opportunities to rethink your views on race. It’s an easy five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Classism, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Sexual content, and Vomit

basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective 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: Gaslighting, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Emotional abuse

swiftlyjo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

I had to speedread this because it was a library loan and I was busy so I'm glad it was really easy to do that, because I really flew through this book. Such an engaging story that kept throwing plottwists at me in a way that still seemed believable, strong characters and just a really well told story that will stick with me. I appreciated the message that so many white people (probably including myself sometimes) try so hard to think they're the good ones by comparing themselves to whoever's "more racist" and then patting themselves on the head, and I think the book portrayed it in a way where it wasn't overly in-your-face but still a strong message. Also, as someone who's babysat as a job before, I adored how much of a loveletter to babysitters this was. Briar 💕

Would have been five stars if the ending had been slightly more satisfying – it felt a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism

esophagus18's review against another edition

emotional funny tense 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

5.0

one of the first books i’ve binge read in a very long time time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Cursing, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, and Vomit