Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

56 reviews

searchingforsamantha's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Gun violence

minty_3's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Child death, Death, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement

nelsvy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

I almost gave up on this book at first. I personally found it really slow in getting started and I felt like I wasn't going to enjoy it. However, as the story progressed I found myself getting more and more invested in the plot, the characters and the story as a whole. As I approached the end I could barely bring myself to put the book down to go to bed.
This book did a great job at highlighting character flaws and yet never alienating the reader. Overall a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Medical content

catreadbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Child death

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

I liked this book, heavy and tough read but liked the focus of women’s friendships. The authors overall dealt well with difficult topics of policy brutally, BLM, and class issues. Not a lighthearted read, but an important one. Not sure if I loved the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Slavery, Classism, Death, Hate crime, and Genocide

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Minor: Torture and Sexual content

melanieripple's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility

cshcolson's review

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Gun violence, Child death, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Infertility

jackie_di's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

agnesg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Miscarriage

dizzyizzy's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Miscarriage