Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

10 reviews

torla's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Classism

nemeiadarkwalker's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

fullbelliedsnake's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

the horror elements were really well done! i felt like the character relationships could’ve been better executed but it was still a solid read B) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Religious bigotry

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

Why is the book being sympathetic to the white school shooter?????????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

schausjk's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-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: Gun violence, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Body horror and Drug use

ecn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rtaire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Wow, this book is phenomenal. I feel like I truly understand the appeal of a teenage protagonist. Jake's youth and his grappling with his identity both black and gay make sense. Maybe these types of identity issues are more relatable to me as a queer person, than the love triangles and typical, entitled rebelling of your average YA protagonists. Jack lacks adult maturity, but he's not annoyingly immature. I really loved him so much and truly appreciated his growth and struggles.

Ghosts are a great way for me to be sucked into deeper conversations and metaphors. I might not have picked up a memoir about the same identity struggles as were explored in this book, but I found myself deeply captivated by the themes of this book.

Sawyer was a fantastically complex villain. The book shows his pain and his past wounds in a sympathetic light, but his actions are never condoned. He is the villain. Sawyer being a school shooter feels very topical and relevant. This is a horror story that plays upon the fears of a modern teen. Really well done. I feel it gives me a lot of insight into the psyche of the younger generations since I was just barely too early for school shooter drills to be a living nightmare. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

Minor: Classism

sofiasali's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

i liked this book but i probably wouldn’t read it again, it needs more background information especially in the beginning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest, Racism, Car accident, and Classism

bbellabeee's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism