Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Mes coups seront mes mots by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

60 reviews

lofi_insect's review against another edition

fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Slavery

gabbolovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is a perfect example of the power that lies in words. Every line has immense meaning & encourages empathy from the reader.  I loved how the poems are written from Amal's perspective because his own internal struggles against the racist & unjust system that sent him to jail are raw and real for so many who's story's have not been shared with the world. Depsite the devastation of Amal's story, "Punching the Air" manages to capture the way in which he finds solace in art and words beautifully. Everyone should read this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

hazel_t23's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense 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 and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, and Cursing

aandromeda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

rey_therese07's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Slavery and Murder

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

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

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

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