Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

4 reviews

emzhay's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

A fun and quick slasher read. The characters weren’t really developed enough for me to truly care about anyone. Most of them blended together. The adults were borderline cartoonish. The build up, tension and kills were all good though, very cinematic.  The killer reveal was a bit disappointing. 

Actually it wasn’t just disappointing it was absurd.

I mean, a group of adults choosing to slaughter a bunch of teenagers who “terrorize” the town? How could they think they would possibly get away with it? And then trying to frame two kids for it that’s didn’t even use guns? Completely ridiculous. After I read the second town meeting scene I was really hoping the adults weren’t the killer, but alas.

I think the audiobook narration was l overacted and distracting. The accents and men’s voices also weren’t the best. I’ll be going with the print versions for the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Racism

2busyreading's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Death of parent

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Police brutality, Violence, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction

Minor: Bullying, Suicide, Medical content, and Racism

werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism