Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

47 reviews

izzy_v's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

taracloudclark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

Just Mercy and Hunger Games had a baby and Handmaid’s Tale and Unwind looked on at the christening. Beloved looks down from heaven in approval. 

What an action-packed, hard truth story! And a fantastic depiction of what might actually come about if current societal sins go unchecked. 

Narrators were incredible, giving even more humanness to these already hyper human characters, a rawness that is felt in the core. 

May God have mercy on our souls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Cancer, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Racism, and Trafficking

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This is the most perfect book I have ever read. It makes you want to go out there and tear apart the criminal justice system with your own bare hands.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Police brutality, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, Violence, Gore, Murder, Confinement, Torture, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Rape

chughes5's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Cursing, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

booksandteatime's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Death, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Gore, Cancer, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

glammster's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Gore, Sexism, Trafficking, Murder, Death of parent, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Confinement, Racial slurs, Slavery, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Death, and Rape

river23's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Torture, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Self harm, Police brutality, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racism, and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia and Blood

annamay1021's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Self harm, Death of parent, Suicide, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Confinement, and Racism

moriahleigh's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, Death of parent, Slavery, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Murder

jalexpulliamkepler's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

An absolute gut punch of a novel with possibly the best ending I’ve ever read. Loses just a smidge for some craft issues that are more than understandable given that this is Adjei-Brenyah’s debut novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Gore, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Deportation, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Chronic illness