Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu

4 reviews

rly's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Deportation, War, and Police brutality

larbster90's review

challenging emotional informative sad 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? No

5.0

I don't cry at a lot of books, but I cried at this one. Excellent storytelling style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Police brutality, Violence, Death, and War

anxiousnachos's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A must read for Australians or anyone wanting to know more about the Australian refugee situation. This is a very lyrical, very confronting look at the situation through the eyes of a young child as she and her family escape the war in Afghanistan and journey to Australia via Nauru. The innocence of the voice contrasted to the really shocking horrors faced in such a powerful way. There’s also a touch of magical realism weaved through, with this person Firuzeh imagines back from the dead to “eat her nightmares” as a way of dealing with her fear which I loved the imagery of. 

Content warnings: war, refugee camp, refugees attempt to reach Australia via boat (note:

a child dies in this section of the plot)

, racism, Islamophobia, military/police brutality, child death, suicide, domestic violence, death (of child; of parent)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and War

perditorian's review

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Suicide, and Self harm