Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones

42 reviews

alyssa2012's review against another edition

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

3.5

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Classism, Cursing, Police brutality, Stalking, Alcohol, Hate crime, Abandonment, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting.

saraellenme's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

sadgirlsidney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 and Police brutality

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely blew through this on audio. I grabbed the book at a little free library and wow, I am glad I did. This was pretty hard to listen to, but I really loved the story and the characters. What an interesting a reflective look on the way two people’s paths can cross at the wrong time, making a small thing right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Hate crime, and Blood

tita_loves_literature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Blood

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Classism, Racism, and Grief

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

sweetsanchia's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Police brutality

mikeymara's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Starts slow but moves quite fast after we get into it. Short chapters, easy read. Ending wasn’t my favorite but still a good book that I recommend for a quick read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence

!Spoiler/ part of the main plot comes from a shooting involving police, it also involves rioting and violence of many kinds/Spoiler!

momoreadz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

The book was very anti-climatic. It lacked substance. I could see the potential, but the potential was not reached in its entirety.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Violence