Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Let's Go Play at the Adams' by Mendal W. Johnson

9 reviews

nicolemello's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

this was a hell of a book! johnson is very clearly moving through his understanding of the world and society and people and— like he says in the book— what works for one person may not work at all for another. this book is well-written, dark, and interesting, but also reads like someone searching for simple answers, who is lost, and who is trying to navigate a confusing darkness without understanding of the full scope. this is definitely an aspect of life, but johnson writes like it's all of it, and that some universal truth has been discovered, but i don't really think so. also very clear that political inclinations got all tangled up here and that a lot of biases fed into the final product. all in all, an interesting read, and pretty well-written, but not quite as compelling or ground-breaking or intriguing as i'd hoped it would be. makes you think, but maybe not as hard or as deep or as fully as it thinks it does, or as you should. interesting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

theremightbecupcakes's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

abbennsky's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Kidnapping

graemeh's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

horrorandscience's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism and Abortion

a POC is blamed for the murder of a white woman, and killed to cover up the crime

icewing15's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Racism

cyan_ink's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Racism

ultracheese's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is the reason i don't want kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

clairelorraine's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism