Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

4 reviews

evieolive's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

Just as important as I expected but I was really happily surprised to see such flowery writing in a contemporary, I loved the style! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Police brutality

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Genocide, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Antisemitism, Slavery, Body shaming, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

rbookish's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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? Yes

2.0

kinda boring ngl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

ashleycmms's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, and Biphobia

booksandcoffeerequired's review

emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, Violence, Racism, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Hate crime

There’s heavy use of the n word in this, because of the time period it is set in (1992).