Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

2 reviews

saurahsaurus's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, but didn’t expect it to be so violent. I loved its lore and strangeness, the themes of identity and being othered. And I just want to protect main character 🥹💜

I understand the role that the violence played in the book, and it fit. Just wasn’t prepared for it going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Racism, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Police brutality

icannotweave's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Transphobia, and Xenophobia