sonaea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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surprising queerness (either a crossdressing or a trans person - can't really say with what information we have)Graphic: Colonisation, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Deadnaming
theayeaye's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, and Hate crime
Minor: Transphobia and Misogyny
Graphic depictions of lynching by hangingserendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Murder
lilcoppertop's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs
Several of the panels show a lynching.nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Torture
kpunch87's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Racism
katsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this novel but ultimately, it was a miss for me. First things first, massive trigger warnings for graphic depictions of racial violence and murder. Please read with caution. So some things I liked: I really liked how this story didn't sugarcoat the reality and brutality of lynching in the American South. Too often, history gets white washed and toned down to make it more palatable for a White audience and this book definitely did not do that. I think the intent behind this novel is incredibly important and I'm glad there is a space for it.
Now the things I struggled with: the plot, honestly, just went a-wandering about half way through. It felt like this novel was trying way too hard to fit into a detective/noir type genre which trivialized it a bit for me. I feel like the impact of this novel lays in how it truly humanizes victims who were lynched by White mobs but when the story
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nonchlantly kills off two white women with little fanfareSpoiler
Especially since the two white women who were killed were part of the "passing" narrative of the story and were marginalized for themselves!Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
whitneyt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence