Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Betoniruusu by Angie Thomas

18 reviews

_roctopus_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

setgalvin22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Minor: Drug use and Police brutality

violet_pages's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Racism, and Police brutality

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I finished this book last night, after starting it when I woke up yesterday morning--which should tell you something about how much I liked it I guess. I've loved every book Angie Thomas has written, and this was no exception. You can definitely read this without having read The Hate U Give, but obviously you should read that anyway, and I do think you get a richer experience reading this one if you've read THUG. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Fatphobia, and Genocide

carolinewithane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion

laurenmcnamara's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Death and Police brutality

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

How does Angie Thomas do it?? I read this entire book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. Honestly, it was the prequel I didn't know that I needed. More in a full review to come next week!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality

bookstorebinge's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs