Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Guía del club de lectura para matar vampiros by Grady Hendrix

10 reviews

victoriamark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

klabardee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, and Toxic friendship

multiplyoctopi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, and Police brutality

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

ugh1ife's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This book was a ride! First thing to know, these women are SOUTHERN. I was cringing a lot at the blatant classicism/racism/misogyny/etc. But the book did a decent job at criticizing it. AND BOY does the black community get the short end of the stick. Also, this book does kind of fall into the trope of having a black character (Mrs. Greene) do the brunt of the work especially in the aftermath. She also has to be the one to point out the obvious instances of prejudice which the other characters acknowledge in the moment but don’t really do anything about it?

At the end they admit that the black community was hurt the most but it’s in passing. And then that’s it. Like I think it’s meant to reflect that these characters are prejudiced and stuff, as a lot of rich suburb southerners are. There is also graphic violence depicted against black characters and straight up racism. So, this particular aspect fell short for me. Also, I am not black so I can only say the issues that I found with it

All the characters are extremely flawed, and so much of it had me furious (especially the husbands). It was also a deep dive into what being a “housewife” is really like and the learned helplessness of these women who have/had accepted their roles. I really think this book is for the parents: it does a great job at detailing the common worries that parents experience and their short comings. 

A short summary of the book?: a group of southern ladies form a book club that follows true crime novels. Patricia, a typical housewife in a strained marriage, befriends a newcomer to their tight night community. However, she begins to notice strange things happening and becomes increasingly convinced that their little home is in danger. 

The sexual content was a bit hard to get through, but I understand why it was there so I don’t really fault the book on it. Just be warned! 

SO SO SO MANY TRIGGER WARNINGS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

hea2109's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

I loved how this book used a dark, horror theme to discuss and portray the strength of seemingly “weak” women, especially in numbers. This book really focuses on the power of community and having each other’s backs, even when it goes against the status quo or is inconvenient. I tore through it in less than a week. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Police brutality

odrib's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

alycatlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

ectoplasmjames's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

I'm officially obsessed with Grady Hendrix, if I wasn't already after I first read My Best Friend's Exorcism. This one focuses more on housewives and how they deal with all their problems quietly and often without their husbands' support. Fantastically written, with a token cryptic ending that had me seeing it like a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, and Dementia