Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Jedyni dobrzy Indianie by Stephen Graham Jones

43 reviews

elkboy23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

This book is not normally my speed. If you love slasher movies and have a high tolerance for gore and violence towards humans and pets alike, pick this book up. 

I somehow managed to hold on through things that normally would have made me put the book down forever and it was so good. One of the most PERFECT uses of second-person I've encountered in a novel; a genius way to incorporate the slasher movie PoV-of-the-killer shots directly into the narrative. I knew it was going to be 5 stars at the ~70% mark when

the goddamn slasher challenges the basketball-loving final girl to a game of basketball because she wants to wreak her in a game of her favorite sport before killing her OMG.

If you can get through the things that start occurring around the 1/3rd point and aren't squeamish about animals dying, you should finish the book - it's totally worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Vomit, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

THis book was a new type of horror for me that I hadn't read before. The perspective shifts don't seem out of the ordinary until the "you" phrases come out with second person. I don't think I have read something like that before, but it gave a watched/watching feeling to the whole novel.  The story was great, the descriptions and general writing style I loved, I could truly see the movie playing out before me. I'd recommend to any fans of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Car accident

justaddwater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good overall, but complicated. Starts out very slow, then a lot happens. A good amount of knowledge of Native American beliefs required for full enjoyment.

first death only happens about half way through the book, then many deaths very quickly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

wyllora's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny

sienamon_roll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Police brutality

certified_camp's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Suicide and Police brutality

writerkit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Colonisation

apworden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

williamgideon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so good. It was thrilling and engaging but also reaöly deep and emotional. The characters aren't just there to be killed off, they're complex being with pasts and complicated relationships to one another. And without saying too much, the ending was just really amazing. The only thing I didn't love was the writing style which sometimes felt a bit dry and hard to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Police brutality