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berrytart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The relationships are well written, I feel like I could actually connect with the feelings of the characters!
Okay this is more of a pet peeve, nothing against the story, but I couldn’t stand the sentences having no quotation marks! It really isn’t that big of a deal and it was probably just a design choice but still!
(I am so sleepy when making this review, my bad for any mistakes lol)
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Medical content, and Child abuse
Minor: Abandonment
shelfofunread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
caoimheisme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Abandonment and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Car accident
kelsea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Death
Minor: Car accident
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content and Cursing
babblingbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Characters with HIV/AIDS, and descriptions of the 80s crisis, death from the same.danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Car accident, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness
sofiajearally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It reads like a stream of consciousness, interspersed with hard-hitting dialogue, then-and-now scenes nicely and seamlessly interwoven. But I would have liked to have more focus on some moments (like
It feels real. The yearning, the grieving, the regrets, all parts of the human experience depicted gracefully, heart-breaking in how ordinary and relatable they are (the wedding scenes broke me). I was personally deeply moved by how random acts of kindness are peppered throughout the book and how the characters respond to them. The side characters behind them are endearing, and the women are so g.o.o.d.
In a way, this book reminded me a lot of Brokeback Mountain, though the plot is different. But it's still about time, masculinity and taking someone for granted. And it's sad, man. Ellis 'I ain't queer' Judd *sigh*.
Overall, I'm a bit disappointed by the story, but the book is so full of gorgeous themes and mesmerizing lines that I'm still happy I read it. I think the no-plot-just-vibes sad people would appreciate it.
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Misogyny
someonelikeblue's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, and Domestic abuse
pollyhall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Stalking