Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

45 reviews

ali1311's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I  loved the descriptions in this book of the setting and everything else, really. It painted such a visceral picture the whole time. The actual plot and content of the story was interesting enough to keep me reading and wondering where things were going, but I think it was a little watered down almost. Where the descriptions and character studies were so detailed and compelling, the story itself felt a bit bland in comparison. Mostly, I wanted more from the magical realism. But overall, I really felt a connection to the characters and wouldn't have minded even more time in their heads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Police brutality, and Death of parent

ejanephillips's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

csoyars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

emk5's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

januaryghosts's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

perdita's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Torture

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Solid 4.5 stars.

Jesmyn Ward writes so descriptively. I could almost feel the swamp of Mississippi as I was reading this book. I could feel the resentment Leonie had towards her children, parents, and the grief of losing her brother. It made it easier to understand maybe why she was such a neglectful mother.

I enjoyed how she used the ghosts to showcase how our past can sometimes hold us back or make us stronger. As we read with Jojo and his sister Kayla.

She even explored the slave to prisoner pipeline at Parchman prison. A terrible penitentiary that is still being used to this day.

I am definitely going to keep her on my radar for future reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.5

This is a book about families, and the people that make them up. It’s about how the things we can’t control shape our lives, and how the tiny pieces of control we carve out can come back to haunt us. 
Ward manages to capture the very essence of the South. The violence that runs through the mud, through the blood. The history that some people can’t even see, and that other people can’t ignore. 
It wasn’t an easy book to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, and Murder