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A review by alexisgarcia
We Are Not Like Them by Jo Piazza, Christine Pride
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.
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