Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

One of the Good Ones by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite

4 reviews

churrosmom's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Torture, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: War and Vomit

machenn's review

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

adoras's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use

discussion of lynching, fire,

kidnapping, confinement

melaniereadsbooks's review

challenging informative sad 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

4.75

I am so glad I decided to read this book this soon after release. It was so meaningful to me and I absolutely loved it. 

This story is told through multiple points of view as well as multiple timelines. All timelines are explained in relation to the day Kezi was arrested while at a protest against police brutality. I was equally enthralled by every POV and timeline that was put into this story. I think it was a great call to tell this story that way, and it really kept me guessing as to what had happened and how everything would be resolved.

Happi's character development was absolutely everything. The amount of learning and growth that she went through between the day Kezi was arrested and the end of the book was incredible. I feel like everyone could relate to this character!

I also was very interested with the history that this story told and interwove throughout its pages. The discussion of the road safety book, sundown towns, and prominent historic figures was very informative and interesting, and worked well with the rest of the narrative.

This book (as seen by the title) is themed around respectability politics, and the idea that Black people are only accepted if they subscribe to specific white standards and can be deemed "respectable." That they only deserve to live if they are "one of the good ones."  I thought this book did a wonderful job of delving into that theme and exploring how damaging it is. 

I also loved the exploration of queerness within the church! I always like to read about this and consider how different churches accept  (or don't) queerness.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit

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