Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones

36 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

sweetsanchia's review

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Police brutality

mikeymara's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Starts slow but moves quite fast after we get into it. Short chapters, easy read. Ending wasn’t my favorite but still a good book that I recommend for a quick read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence

!Spoiler/ part of the main plot comes from a shooting involving police, it also involves rioting and violence of many kinds/Spoiler!

momoreadz's review

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

The book was very anti-climatic. It lacked substance. I could see the potential, but the potential was not reached in its entirety.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Violence

readingbooksinisrael's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

shoshin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I found out about this book after a video of co-author Kimberly Jones went viral during the George Floyd uprising in Minneapolis. It is fast-paced, thought-provoking, and beautifully written. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Racism and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

mayareadsxo's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abandonment, Racism, and Sexual harassment

britreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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? No

2.0

This was another disappointing read for the year. While the premise was interesting, the execution could have been better. I think the shortness of the story worked against it since the characters were always on the move with little time to reflect over what happened. I did enjoy the connection between the two main characters and I could excuse some of their poor decisions during the story. But I think there should have been some major event that caused Atlanta to experience the upheaval and riots.

Spoiler

We're told in the beginning that the two football teams were at odds because one team wore blackface before the story and the members faced no consequences. But what caused the larger riot? The book never makes it clear.

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I did like the ending and the ambiguity over the future of Campbell and Lena's connection. I just wish the exploration of heavy themes like white privilege, class, racism, police brutality, etc was a bit more complex. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Violence

bgirl1214's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Blood