Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

5 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, Body horror, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

honeyenbee's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Vomit

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gore, Car accident, Cancer, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Grief, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

kimberlyswalters's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I did really enjoy this book, but I did feel that it was a tad predictable (which sounds like a lie because this story was off the rails, but some plot twists weren't so twisty). I did love all of the characters and that they cursed and thought things through pretty rationally. For such a wild ride, the characters felt grounded in reality and it made the story much more enjoyable. It was a good read and I'd definitely recommend it to a friend if I had any that read. 

My least favorite thing about this book was that it ended too happily. I don't like when books dangle so much doom and gloom in my face, but then everything turns out pretty okay. I am glad that Fig was okay though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Car accident, Cancer, Drug use, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Fatphobia, Dementia, and Excrement

mayr3adsab00k's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Racism