Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

13 reviews

thebakerbookworm's review

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

A powerful book in verse that is a quick read, but will leave you pausing throughout just to digest everything being said. I really enjoyed the art and drawings that accompanied the poems.

If you don't know, Yusef Salaam is one of the Central Park Five, and you can feel his real experiences bleed through these pages. There are no clear-cut answers at the end, as in life, but I think that tension is important to sit with.

Highly recommend this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

onemamareads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/punching-the-air

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Physical abuse

invaderlinz's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Physical abuse