Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

9 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I had to hold back tears by the end.

What a heartbreaking story that, despite in my heart of hearts  knowing something like this would befall Kofi and his loved ones, from an unassuming, slice-of-life first half it still shocked me!

This was full of laughter, friendships and childhood rivalries between cousins, a glimpse of life in upper Kwanta and suddenly a series of tragic events pertaining to accidental death, a sick sense of justice and slavery. My heart kept skipping over the anguish I felt.

This story was beautifully and perfectly captured within the art of prose and the layout of the words on the page helped to emphasise certain scenes through the power of the words used to describe them and how they were fashioned.

A sorrowful tale, but not withot hope. One that is important to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

styxx's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

atamano's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

cindi_ess's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

justgraceanne's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

daycia's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Rape

mattyb's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

library_kb's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

This was a hard book for me to read. The style of writing meant that I had to go back and reread quite often to figure out which character was speaking or doing an action. It also has some difficult content--such an important story to tell, but the story is heartrending. Recommend for middle school and up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence

purplepenning's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent