Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

31 reviews

gabydoesgrowth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

Minor: Police brutality, Misogyny, and Drug use

ienbdri's review

emotional reflective medium-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

3.25

This felt more like a first draft than a finished novel. I liked the ideas but nothing felt coherent. At times unnecessary stuff was over-explained but important action wasn't described at all. The pacing felt off and I had a hard time figuring out how much time had actually passed between chapters. This book had a lot of ambition and I don't think it achieved what it wanted to achieve. Quick read I don't regret nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Deportation, Grief, and Police brutality

mk_books's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Classism

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Police brutality and Deportation

Minor: Self harm

horizonous's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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? Yes

4.25

A book that will linger with me because of the very distinct voice of Damani, the narrator. I probably could have read 200 more pages of her interior monologue simply because I really like this type of.. dry, but sharp, matter of fact writing, however at the same time I found the story a bit too meandering at times. But Priya Guns is definitly an author I will keep an eye out in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Vomit

Mental illness = Depression

antimony's review against another edition

challenging tense

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

4.0

for some reason i invented a plot for this book between entering the giveaway, reading the description, forgetting the description, and checking out the book from the library where i thought damani snapped and murdered someone i don't really know what i thought but i know there was murder in this invented plotline. so i was a bit disappointed that there wasn't but this was still good!!! also i don't really know why the jacket says it is funny because it wasn't really but that's the fault of marketing. the characters are very well done and the pacing is good and it was a good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Racism

Minor: Police brutality

tenderbench's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Car accident, Deportation, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent and Police brutality

carmxn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was an alright book. After reading the title and summary, I sor  of had a different idea of what the book was going to be like versus what it actually was. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deportation, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I might come back to this rating but I think I liked this book?? It was a fairly heavy handed satire (if it was even really one), but I’ve not had a book fill me with this kind of rage since Babel (Letty? Jolene? Was this somehow the same book?). I thought the writing style established Damani’s voice and attitude, but I also sometimes felt confused about what was happening/who was talking due to the choppy chapters and strange pace. Once I got to the halfway mark, I raced through the end of the book fueled by Damani’s rage and had a great time riding along with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Deportation and Police brutality

arireadsitall's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective 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

4.0

one of the most unique I’ve read in a long time! Damani is a ride share driver down on her luck and sick of the “man” keeping her down! This is a wild dark comedy full of social commentary that’ll make you laugh but also think hard!! I can’t recommend enough but there’s some cws!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Racism