Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

81 reviews

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Eh. It was alright. A lot going on, but it felt almost too much for the shortness of the story. Just didn't get into it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was interesting, but I don’t know much about Lovecraft’s stories that this is based on, so I don’t think I got as much out of it as I could have. I think having the switching POVs hurt the narrative a bit. I’d have like to stick only with Tom, versus also the cop, Malone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

anjalirenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

so we have cthulhu to blame for climate change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Deportation

walrus420's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

book_cave_ghost_girl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

A beyond-fiery indictment of everyday and institutional racism and how it pushes ordinary people to extremes, like a bucket of ice water on your face

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

coolfijiwater's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

angelkisses's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, and Police brutality

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was entertaining, it does a great job of taking Lovecraft and reshaping it. I think my one complaint is that it was too short, I would actually like more to this story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

the_bees_books's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

For fans of Jordan Peele, Candyman, Lovecraft Country and the black horror genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief