Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala

14 reviews

jojo_'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, and Outing

Minor: Child death, Death, Blood, and Sexual harassment

f18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Suicide

shelbyjo's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was a complete surprise to me.  I thought it was about one tough topic, and then bam, all of a sudden a whole other heartbreaking topic is revealed.  Once we got to part 2, from Meredith's POV, I started to get the hints of what was to come, but I still wasn't prepared. This book is heartbreaking, and unfortunately extremely relavent to the ongoing racial issues that Black people face every day in this country. 
It was a short book, and I often feel like things are rushed or characters aren't fully fleshed out in a 200-ish page book, but the author did a great job.  I felt like I really knew the characters, and nothing felt overly rushed. 
I listened to the audiobook, and thought both narrators did an extremely good job, I highly recommend the audio version. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

annaamaralanderson1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Suicide