Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

7 reviews

crystalisreading's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Deadnaming, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Blood, Grief, Violence, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Transphobia

Minor: Deportation

litletters's review against another edition

medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Deportation, Classism, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion

chailady's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, Transphobia, Murder, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Slavery

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual content, Murder, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Infidelity

sleepybears4237's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

I couldn't put this book down. Balli Kaur Jaswal is a genius.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

ninjamuse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Classism, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Deadnaming, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Deportation, Abortion, and Murder