Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

88 reviews

parismia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I have many conflicting ideas about this book. I wanted to finish it because I needed to know how it ended, but to say I would recommend it. No. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racial slurs

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

mishmash911's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Police brutality and Racism

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

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child death, Death, Racism, Grief, Hate crime, and Infertility

Moderate: Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Police brutality

melikeread's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

nuanced.
well written.


would be interesting to talk to authors to see why they made kevin murphy’s character into a “good cop” and cameron into a bad cop, although they both shot.
obviously we don’t want to see things in just black and white, but it would be interesting to hear the authors’ intentions.

recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Sexism

nuanced. well written. would be interesting to talk to authors to see why they made kevin murphy’s character into a “good cop” and cameron into a bad cop, although they both shot. obviously we don’t want to see things in just black and white, but it would be interesting to hear the authors’ intentions. recommend!

dckathleen's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

A Black woman (Riley) and a white woman (Jen) who grew up together and have been best friends since childhood find their friendship tested when the white woman's policeman husband shoots an unarmed Black teenager and the Black woman is the tv journalist who covers the story. Both struggle with the circumstances. 

I felt like they weren't really best friends anymore, they were childhood friends who had grown apart. The book has two authors and does portray both perspectives, but I found Jen significantly less likeable. She almost recognizes the pain her husband caused, but ultimately she doesn't quite get there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Infertility