Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh

4 reviews

kriti's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Violence, War, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

masoomeyjaffery's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Police brutality, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Blood, and Physical abuse

saba13's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The descriptions of the wilderness, the way Khushwant Singh talks about the river, the trees, the grass, the fields, the night sky are my favourite part of the book. 

The story isn't what will stick with me, it's the characters, and how people we least expect good deeds from are the ones who end up doing the most vital ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Rape, Deportation, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, War, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Grief

smuds2's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Was a short quick book with a lot of heavy concepts such as where power lies in a community (where ever the community thinks the power lies), us vs them (is the us the people we know of the people who are “like us” - same religion same color etc), hypocrisy of ideological fanatics (socialists who scorn the workers, religious adherents who commit violent acts).

It is a gruesome book, with plenty of tws necessary,but does a very good job of humanizing a historical moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Hate crime, Death, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Misogyny, Deportation, and Slavery