Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza, Christine Pride

59 reviews

guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kdonovan's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage

Minor: Racial slurs and Grief

pamnc's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

d0505's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Racism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

i really disliked this. i can see what the authors were trying to do, but this just feels like a cheap caricature of police brutality. in the end, it feels like they are supporting it and trying to have us agree.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kwurtzel3's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage

colls's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

3.0

There are several things I liked about this book; the setting (Philly!), the alternating POV, the courage to tackle such a powerful topic.
There are several things I didn't like so much; the characters, the lack of any real resolution.

I think there are several good points made in this book about white privilege and the institutional racism present in our society. The center of the story is a tragedy, and yet I sense that the book wanted the center of the story to be the friendship between these two women. With competing priorities, I think it failed to live up to either. 

Rating "Liked it" because I did generally like it and appreciated the point it was attempting to make. The writing was well done and the pacing was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Violence