Reviews tagging 'War'

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

4 reviews

whatthekatdraggedin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

bookgurl488's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective 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

This book was about a man who was straddling two worlds. The first world was that of a family man that sold furniture in his store and the other one; was a two bit crook inherited from his father side of the family.  The dichotomy of these worlds is what made this book interesting.  He would not have survived these worlds without Pepper. He was awesome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Stalking, and War

zofoklecja's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Bardzo dobre. Gatunkowo raczej nie moja bajka. W pewnym momencie zagęszczenie nazw i nazwisk zaczęło mnie męczyć. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

na_no's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Abandonment, and War