Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Mes coups seront mes mots by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

88 reviews

kim_berley's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Violence and Hate crime

jessnreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Blood

jodierose14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

vanillabookshelf333's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Violence

laurahuskinson's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, and Police brutality

Minor: Slavery

elizabeth_delozier's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

One of my favorite books ever. It was BEAUTIFULLY written, heart-breaking, and an oh so important read about racism, the justice system, and the importance of art. I recommend this book to literally everyone I talk to. I do recommend you read this in paper format, as the layout is an important component of the art/poetry and the ebook loses this wonderful component.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

ellieprb05's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

msennflinn's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality and Violence

hemmr3252's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

A powerful book in verse that is a quick read, but will leave you pausing throughout just to digest everything being said. I really enjoyed the art and drawings that accompanied the poems.

If you don't know, Yusef Salaam is one of the Central Park Five, and you can feel his real experiences bleed through these pages. There are no clear-cut answers at the end, as in life, but I think that tension is important to sit with.

Highly recommend this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence