Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

8 reviews

breauseph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My greatest hope is that readers believe this book. I've been working in digital media for ten years, and the accuracy and clear-sightedness with which Lockwood manages to portray what it's like to be a content creator, to be Extremely Online, was surreal, particularly in the moments when it felt like the narrator was scratching at the inside of her own skull, trying to figure out whether her thoughts were her own, trying to understand what a legacy means when THIS is what you do for a living. Also spookily accurate was the second half of the book, the effect of tragedy and real, breathing life on your thoughts, your sense of legacy. This was catharsis. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, and Medical trauma

From my perspective, this book does a good job of celebrating disability and difference. There is a key character with a serious genetic disorder who is cherished, admired, loved, and encouraged for exactly who she is.

chloeuvres's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A narrative told in little snippets of text, each a solid gut punch. If the strength of this book is how painfully plausible it is (e.g. a main character being internet famous for tweeting "Can a dog be twins?"), the brief scene where

someone's therapist tries to convince them to hate the police

significantly weakens its point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Abortion

emmagreenwood's review

funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sib_reads's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing and Police brutality

queermath's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

this book captures so well what it feels like to be Extremely Online TM in the years 2019-2021. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Abortion

Minor: Police brutality

brittishliterature's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

cactuscloudsreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

The first half of the book had me wondering why I was reading this book instead of just scrolling Instagram. I have been taking a break from social media, so it felt irritating to read. I have been pulling away from how much time in a day I offer to social media. In the end... this book resonated beautifully. I thought I would trade it; when I finished it, I decided I will keep it. It is a perfect portrayal of our lives in social media, and what pulls us back into the real world. My favorite quote from near the beginning of the book, “Your attention is holy, it is your soul spending itself.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Terminal illness

Minor: Police brutality and Abortion

It is written beautifully and with honor and love.