Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

5 reviews

aliana7812's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

blakelyschmidt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

A gripping novel on the horrors of the holocaust. In this story, we follow Yanek Gruener through countless concentration camps and watch in terror as he slowly dies and comes back to life again. Definitely read this remarkable book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

It is a war so there are graphic, bloody, horrible details that not everyone is ready to hear.

mandi4886's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

geekygecko's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

s_zoe_k05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia