Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

10 reviews

torla's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism, Slavery, Child abuse, Ableism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

nemeiadarkwalker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Bullying, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, and Addiction

Minor: Gore, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

fullbelliedsnake's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

the horror elements were really well done! i felt like the character relationships could’ve been better executed but it was still a solid read B) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Religious bigotry and Vomit

wrensreadingroom's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Bullying, Incest, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism, Medical content, Car accident, and Child death

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

Why is the book being sympathetic to the white school shooter?????????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide

schausjk's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Gore, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Drug use and Body horror

ecn's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Hate crime, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

rtaire's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Wow, this book is phenomenal. I feel like I truly understand the appeal of a teenage protagonist. Jake's youth and his grappling with his identity both black and gay make sense. Maybe these types of identity issues are more relatable to me as a queer person, than the love triangles and typical, entitled rebelling of your average YA protagonists. Jack lacks adult maturity, but he's not annoyingly immature. I really loved him so much and truly appreciated his growth and struggles.

Ghosts are a great way for me to be sucked into deeper conversations and metaphors. I might not have picked up a memoir about the same identity struggles as were explored in this book, but I found myself deeply captivated by the themes of this book.

Sawyer was a fantastically complex villain. The book shows his pain and his past wounds in a sympathetic light, but his actions are never condoned. He is the villain. Sawyer being a school shooter feels very topical and relevant. This is a horror story that plays upon the fears of a modern teen. Really well done. I feel it gives me a lot of insight into the psyche of the younger generations since I was just barely too early for school shooter drills to be a living nightmare. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Incest, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Classism

sofiasali's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

i liked this book but i probably wouldn’t read it again, it needs more background information especially in the beginning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Bullying, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Racism, Car accident, and Classism

bbellabeee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence