Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

4 reviews

kristinjones28's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Woof. This was an unusual take on the story of Columbine, and it just felt icky to read. The chapters were long, which didn’t help. I will say I didn’t see the main plot twist coming until right up before it happened. I had to reread several times to make sure I understood it. I’m giving it 2.5 stars because the writing itself had parts that were lovely, and I can appreciate the craft that was used in jumping back and forth through time to lead up to the ending. If those things hadn’t been around to save this story, I would have rated it much lower. Woof. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Hate crime and Rape

Minor: Ableism

kait0822's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

eevacasey's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jazsever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings