Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid

51 reviews

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

Simply perfect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

montyalmoro's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gaslighting, Racism, Classism, and Racial slurs

erinmcav's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

1yn23's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

very honest portrayal of whiteness, very interesting interweaving story, powerful & complex characters, loveable child

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality and Vomit

In the very first chapter, there's a pretty descriptive scene of a non physically violent interaction of a security officer and the main character, Emira. He never touches her, and she is not arrested but he is holding her in a grocery store for no reason and it is described vividly. In a date scene, there's an explanation of a racist event in a white man's past where someone says the n word, hard r. The white man,

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Kelly,

recounts the event without censoring himself. In addition, there's a flashback of

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a white teenager calling the cops on teenagers of color

resulting in a Black high schooler being arrested and losing his scholarship. For vomit, there's a

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Thanksgiving

scene in which

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Breyer

throws up at the dinner table.

pointlessmoss's review against another edition

funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

The lesson I learned from this: white people need to stop meddling!! And they should also stop trying to outdo one another in an imaginary competition of "Who is the least racist" (unless it's for my personal amusement).
For real though, I LOVE the writing and the story and the characters. I feel like I was reading about real people, not made-up fictional characters. Emira has my heart. I enjoyed myself the whole time and I felt so satisfied with how everything came together. So glad I picked this book up :) 
Part of me wants to recommend this to everyone I know, but the other part of me knows not everyone will get invested in a slice-of-life story with this type of writing. I also want to hear what other people took away from this book! I'm curious to see what other interpretations of the story might be, and what I may have missed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Animal death, Bullying, Police brutality, Fatphobia, and Stalking

readinghavoc's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

This was a good read! It had a lot to say while still being easy to digest. It’s not my personal favorite genre of book, but it still kept me invested and reflecting.

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my heart is still breaking for Emira and for Briar. The way Reid wrote those characters and their dynamic felt like a punch to the gut, and I hope they’re okay. Emiras struggle to know herself in a world that’s desperate to define her was enheartening and tragic and utterly relatable.  I’m so proud of her and I’m so hopeful for Briar. Fuck everyone else besides them, Zara, Shaunie, and Sefa. And seriously, fuck Alix Chamberlain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism

Minor: Racism

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Fatphobia

Minor: Police brutality and Pregnancy

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Vomit, Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Police brutality, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty

uppercasenoises's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed the perspectives of both characters and liked the story overall. Something felt lacking for me plot wise, but I haven't been able to put my finger on it. Definitely would recommend this book to anyone looking to gain perspective on the experience of being a Black young women, specifically working as a

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nanny

. Also deals with a romance, although it is not the primary focus. Dual POV, limited third person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Police brutality, and Sexism

Handles complex views on race, gender, romance, and employment.

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No happy ending with regard to the romance.

Spice: 1/5, brief sexual content

aviscomi11's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

This book had two of the most well written, ethically ambiguous characters I can ever remember reading. This is also one of the first books I've read that has written a lot of young-child dialogue that is authentic, funny, and endearing without ever being overly sweet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Fatphobia