Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Converses entre amics by Sally Rooney, Núria Parés Sellarés

24 reviews

redroseses's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Police brutality, and War

ale15sousa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

sachairi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, and War

darbylane's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! This is the second book I’ve read by Sally Rooney and I’ll definitely read more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Police brutality

Frances thought she was having a miscarriage but she wasn’t. Scene is fairy graphic but not terrible, just something to be wary of. This takes place in chapter eighteen and is mentioned a few more times throughout.

kat3_m's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Eating disorder

emilymbrown's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

why did it take me this long to read this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

samdolan's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

amabel_xo's review against another edition

challenging funny 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Police brutality