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Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Violence, Police brutality
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Violence
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder
I think this book is super important and impactful. I loved Jus and the range of growth and emotion he went through. This book made me laugh, cry, and incredibly angry. I also think the range of characters in this is so important to show all the different perspectives and aspects. The writing style was hard to get used to at first, but once I did it was fine.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief
The switch between point of view from 1st person to 3rd person took some getting used to. I listened on audio and read physically and I would recommend the audio. It's narrated so well with every detail. When the news reports came up, the narrator switched to a new's anchor voice to really capture the scenes. I also would've liked some stronger character development at the end for Justyce and we could've gotten more depth into his character. However, I'm wondering if that is what we get in the sequel, Dear Justyce. I also think Justyce deserved some black joy to combat the several heavy topics.
Overall, really great and impactful read about police brutality and being a young Black boy in America.
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief