Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Oil on Water by Helon Habila

2 reviews

linnea1801's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit and Rape

em_of_swags's review against another edition

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

3.5

covers very important topics and I really liked it at first but the mc/author(?) seemed kind of fatphobic and women were described in a weird way. still important to read though i guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

Moderate: War, Animal death, Gore, Torture, Sexism, Police brutality, and Alcohol