Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

22 reviews

libristella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

This book is beautiful, funny, sad, and surprising. The audiobook narrators are brilliant. I loved this story: seeing the events unfold through Jay’s eyes brought such an interesting light to it all. Anappara expertly captured the spirit of the children’s innocence as well as their unique insight and way of making connections.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Classism, Child death, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

horizonous's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved the friendship between Jai, Pari and Faiz and was surprised that I didn't mind the narration from a child's POV at all. However, the story is slow going and at times repetitive, so there's a bit of a slog in the middle until it picks back up towards the end where everything happens all at once and ends in just a couple of chapters. But I would definitely read from Deepa Anappara again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Ableism, Bullying, Slavery, and Trafficking

naluju's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Child death, and Death

cwgrieves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Kidnapping, Classism, Trafficking, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Alcoholism

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Debut novelist Deepa Anappara carefully captures the epidemic of child disappearances in Indian slums, told from the perspective of a spirited basti child.  An expert on police proceedings due to his religious observance of the TV show Police Patrol, young Jai convinces his friends to conduct the detective work necessary—due to local police incompetence—to find their missing classmates.  In the seams of their escapades are the threads of their vibrant community—the culture is palpable in every moment.  Jai tells an ultimately sorrowful story with the levity and excitement that can only come from a child; his voice is a bittersweet delight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Islamophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, Trafficking, and Drug use

samsearle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Kidnapping, Child death, and Murder

stanisz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Grief, Bullying, Classism, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Trafficking and Stalking

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Alcoholism

literarylaila's review

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Child death

robin_b's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Trafficking

Moderate: Xenophobia and Religious bigotry