Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

73 reviews

caseythereader's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Child death, Classism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

ellaz2008's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gun violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

_ren's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

mittens_10's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

I liked the book, and I read it in two days, just didn't find anything super duper original about it, and the writing letters to MLK Jr wasn't as big an aspect as I thought it would be. Would definitely recommend reading it though, was still an amazing read. Really made me think.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Child death, Violence, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

onabookban's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Racism

solnit_and_sebastian's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Stone's debut is a poignant and powerful YA novel told from the perspective of a Black teenager navigating his senior year of high school. The reader will witness the microaggressions and overt aggressions faced by Justyce and some of his friends as he questions his own identity, biases, and purpose. This novel has important points to make about privilege, profiling, and race in modern America, and deftly weaves these themes into the gripping narrative. The dialogue was enchanting, and the characters were fun to spend time with. I can't wait to read more of Nic Stone's work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Child death, Police brutality, Murder, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Gun violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Vomit

ghostlyprince's review

dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

saradoxical's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Racism

Moderate: Death and Child death

achay91's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Racism, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Child death, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

stacy_27_'s review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

That white boy was getting on my last nerves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Death