Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

55 reviews

elizmoe's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

krispy_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

Intended Age Demographic: 14 - 18 (source: Kirkus Reviews)

I loved this book. The writing was phenomenal. The story was thought provoking and covered very difficult topics. Christopher Meyers did an amazing job narrating, especially as Pet. 

The prologue had my immediate attention, I was emotionally hooked within 10 minutes. The bond between Jam and her parents almost had me crying within the first 30 minutes of the audiobook. 

The friendship between Jam and Redemption is incredibly genuine. Everyone deserves a friendship like that.

The overall concept of

angels & monsters taken from art & literature and applied to the real world was a great choice. The look of pet versus how he acts and protects Jam.

I’d recommend this book. I planning on buying a copy once I get the chance. There are many quotes worthy of highlighting. 

Please read. Please take young people seriously when they come to you about sensitive topics and injustices. Keep an open mind and enjoy the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

innastholiel's review

dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Blood, Confinement, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

grrrlbrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, and Vomit

Although it’s heavily implied that

Redemption’s uncle Hibiscus

is a paedophile, it is never explicitly stated, nor described in detail. There is some fairly graphic violence towards the end of the story.

urlocalhethey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, and Incest

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

That was absolutely amazing! What?! THIS should be required reading in schools. Wow I’m absolutely flabbergasted by the strength and … nope I can’t continue. I’m speechless. Incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

cemeterygay's review against another edition

hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is the first book I've read by this author and it was an amazing start. It is such a wonderful piece on restorative justice that should absolutely replace books like To Kill a Mockingbird in school curriculums. It is so well suited for its target audience without any condescension. 

It's also so beautifully written and you have so much deep empathy for the main cast. I love how it handles the aftermath of revolution and what is involved in building a new society. 

I honestly can't say much other than this is a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

Additional CW: eye mutilation, child abuse (physical and sexual, off-page but very heavily implied and plot relevant), pedophilia off page but very heavily implied and plot relevant, coming out mention

jurizprudence's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

are monsters under your bed, or just hiding in plain sight?

such an impactful and important read about seeing past the mundane illusions that in-denial societies have set and addressing abuse in all its horrifying, oftentimes deceitful visages. i am astounded by how thought-provoking, profound, and heartbreaking this novella was, how excellent and diverse the representation of identity was written, and how for a limited number of pages, it was able to effectively unpack and discuss heavy topics without being too explicit. i absolutely loved the whimsical language and prose; i grew attached to the main characters—jam, pet, and redemption—and it's silly but i want to protect them; and i appreciated the metaphors of good/angels and bad/monsters, knowing that this could be easily read and interpeted by younger readers. i just know that i will still spend time thinking about this on the days to come—in fact, this story and its messages will certainly stay with me forever.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Violence

michaelion's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I'm not ashamed to say it: Hot monster.

Pet, I mean, is hot, not the actual monster of the book.

But then we find out Pet is an angel, so double hot. And an angel that kills? Triple hot!!! A righteous angel that can eventually be reasoned with and see the good in letting humans learn to be better and do better without having to exact justice on behalf of victims without due process?! This is just gonna keep going, I have to stop myself now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse

jeanniea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Amazing story and novel concept execution. Loved the characters and world. Felt that more could've been explored. Narrator was stellar!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, and Child abuse