Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

190 reviews

azsm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

audc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

It was short with sweet twists and turns. 
I really liked the way the characters were described. 
Noticeable that a man wrote a female character but all the same a likeable heroine. 
I did not feel that attachment to the characters which can happen with short books. 
The focus on racism was not the main picture, but the pain of slavery was mentioned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Blood, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

o_w_e_n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Slavery

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Body horror

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War and Sexual content

nillech's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Death

Minor: Sexual content

applesodaperson's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.75

Literally every person should read this book. It is an absolute masterpiece and I can’t believe it isn’t talked about more. It does such an incredible job at mixing the sensitive topics of slavery and racism, with the intense magical realism elements. It also is a great example of a short book that does a perfect job fitting everything into a short page number. I got invested in all the characters, and understood the magical elements within the first little bit. Also, I think a lot of books would make good movies or short films, but this book would rock as a video game. The monsters are described so well, and the main character has an awesome weapon and fights in a really cool way. Plus it follows a very standard plot structure but it doesn’t feel generic at all. Absolutely incredible book.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Murder

stacyaj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, and Racism

tifftastic87's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this story and the horror was on point. The writing style wasn't for me though. There were times I needed more to understand what was happening and the narration would jump past it. I understand this was done for a reason, and in some cases it worked great, but in others I struggled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: War and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery

boba_n_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

If you're looking for a Lovecraftian horror mixed with black girl magic, you've found it in Ring Shout. 

I love how this novella blended history with fantasy to create a horrific yet captivating story. Our three main characters, who are black resistance fighters, go up against Ku Kluxes that are literally and figuratively demonic. Their hate has allowed them to be possessed by demons. 

The pacing was exceptional, and the characters were well-developed, which is especially impressive for this being a novella. As for the story itself, it is creative in its horror and informs the reader of the historical context of the KKK at the time--the 1920's. The audiobook gave me a cinematic experience where I could picture each character clearly in my mind. The writing is incredible, and I was thoroughly entertained by this novella. The only criticism I have of this story is that I wish it was longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Slavery