Reviews

Cut Short: Youth Violence, Loss and Hope in the City by Ciaran Thapar

akazen's review

5.0

A fascinating book and listen, that shines a light on London that many have heard of but not had understood.

nikikalyvides's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

worm_girlfriend's review

fast-paced

5.0

kathryn_mcb's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

jessielikeslemons's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

One of the only nonfiction books I've ever enjoyed - a near-perfect balance of political context and personal testimony.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Hate crime

As a truthful, in-depth look at severe youth violence in London, particularly Brixton, this book contains frequent, though not usually graphic, descriptions of knife and gun crime, racism, police brutality, poverty, and classism, but none of this content is promoted or sensationalised.

pink_lady824's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

shikha20's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

emilyroberts's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0