Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King

4 reviews

mandi_lea's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Sexism, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and Addiction

crystalsparkles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexism, Blood, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

oliviabriscoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Blood, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

ufoparty's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

this book was heavily weighed down by its bioessentialism and at one point blatant transmisogyny. numerous lesbians died. can't recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Transphobia and Suicide