Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

7 reviews

nehaanna's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

The writing is evocative and intoxicating. While slow in some parts, the plot moves quickly in the last third of the book as the main character finally reaches his appointed destiny and in so doing, peace with himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

vedpears's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Gore

rai's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.25

I loved the final event and where everything drew together but it just was a very dense novel for me. It's a serious subject matter and culturally I can understand why it's becoming a classic but it's also a hard read. I'm glad I finished it but I wouldn't do it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and War

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault

aardwyrm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sansica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

Stunning tale of hardship and survival. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Police brutality

First person narrative of former slave’s life and his life while tasked and thereafter. The brutality of slavery is stark and necessary.

nicki_d's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief