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foreverinastory's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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
What an amazing collection of stories.
CWs: Racism, violence, death, gun violence, hate crime, slavery, grief, car accident, pregnancy, ableism, chronic illness (asthma), cursing, infidelity, police brutality, murder, fire. Moderate: Fatphobia, rape, sexual content, war. Minor: adult/minor relationship, sexual assault, blood.
CWs: Racism, violence, death, gun violence, hate crime, slavery, grief, car accident, pregnancy, ableism, chronic illness (asthma), cursing, infidelity, police brutality, murder, fire. Moderate: Fatphobia, rape, sexual content, war. Minor: adult/minor relationship, sexual assault, blood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Ableism, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
biblio_jordyn's review
challenging
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? N/A
4.5
“They believed their security depended on making sure we never felt safe in our bodies.”
This book had a couple short stories and a novella, and I loved every last one of them.
While, the book is barely 200 pages it packs a punch in all the ways the world needs and what it means to be Black in America (focusing on VA/NOVA)…the police brutality, the educational disparity for a variety of reasons, and how hard it is to get out of the cycle that we’ve been boxed into, no matter how we act, no matter how much we educate ourselves…the sad and scary truth is..to some? Black is Black and many people can’t see past that and what it means to them.
“[…] in truth, I felt tired. What does it matter how much I ache, or how clearly I speak, or how carefully I conduct myself, I’d the brutal misjudgments remain regardless?”
This book captures the essence of fear and power and everything.
This book had a couple short stories and a novella, and I loved every last one of them.
While, the book is barely 200 pages it packs a punch in all the ways the world needs and what it means to be Black in America (focusing on VA/NOVA)…the police brutality, the educational disparity for a variety of reasons, and how hard it is to get out of the cycle that we’ve been boxed into, no matter how we act, no matter how much we educate ourselves…the sad and scary truth is..to some? Black is Black and many people can’t see past that and what it means to them.
“[…] in truth, I felt tired. What does it matter how much I ache, or how clearly I speak, or how carefully I conduct myself, I’d the brutal misjudgments remain regardless?”
This book captures the essence of fear and power and everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Ableism, and Violence
Minor: Slavery
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