Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

5 reviews

janieboucher's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Animal death and Body shaming

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

This was just awesome from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Gore, Suicide, Trafficking, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Excrement, Fatphobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Body horror, Cursing, Dysphoria, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, and War

ekcd_'s review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

lanid's review

adventurous dark funny

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, and Police brutality

Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Misogyny, Cursing, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Abandonment, Blood, Sexism, Slavery, Death of parent, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, Excrement, Death, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail