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airheadgallery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The book is broken into 5 parts with about 14 chapters in part 1, 11 chapters each in parts 2&3, 6 chapters in part 4, and no chapters in part 5.
part one was pretty good. I didn’t really care too much when I was reading it but I think there are some good lines as well as some parts I found my self chuckling. Sal decides to go across the country, most of the way by himself, and really describes the troubles he went through. It’s his first time going to the west and i think traveling a long distance by himself.
part two was a blur and a pain to get through. Worst part is that’s the part I read on the train and the part that made me want to DNF it.
part three was probably my favourite part because of the descriptions of the states that I went through and was able to visualise. Also the fact that everyone around dean was finally getting sick of him. “That’s what Dean was, the HOLY GOOF.”
"You always been a crackbrained sonofabitch anyhow."
Also, some good commentary on Dean’s lifestyle from Sal’s aunt, “You can’t go all over the country having babies like that. Those poor little things’ll grow up helpless. You’ve got to offer them a chance to live.”
part four starts off strong but eventually lets you down. You get a really good paragraph at the end of chapter two, third(?) to last paragraph. the rest of the book I was just powering through it because I was so close to being done.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia
serving_goffman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol
biljnavjestica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol
alexander_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
erinhjackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
wretchedtheo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Excrement
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma