Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

5 reviews

mikebond's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Meraviglioso romanzo sul legame tra genitori e figli che nemmeno le tragedie della vita possono rompere completamente.
Bella  'impostazione con due voci narranti che si alternano e raccontano i fatti dalla propria prospettiva.
Un romanzo che fa piangere, arrabbiarsi, ma anche sperare. Lo consiglio!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality, Violence, and Sexual content

vedpears's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this book. The story sucked me in right away and made me tear up and/or cry a few times. As a mother, there were certain plot points that struck very deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Child death, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

bookish_houseplant's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is probably the most emotionally difficult book I have ever read. I just finished it and I'm shaking and sobbing. After part one as someone who has always wanted children but doesn't have any yet, I had to put it down. I picked it back up today and read the rest all at once. It's like a train crash; terrible to watch but you can't look away. Don't read this if you want something light-hearted. However I rate books on how much they make me feel something and this book is beautifully written and absolutely tore my heart out. If you're up for that, I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

If you enjoyed Violet Evergarden I think you would appreciate this and vice versa

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Child death, Grief, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Police brutality

aegireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Infertility, Infidelity, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse