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mousmoulo's review against another edition
4.5
minus half a star for the amount of times i threw the book across the room in complete and utter frustration, it was hard to keep reading at times. way. too. realistic. which isn't the book's fault.
i'll take a little break before reading continuing the trilogy because i need time to process this lol
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Death of parent
beatle426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
nina83's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
sofiam19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
aquakirst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lbsalas's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent
bluebear1'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death and Rape
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent
msnikkiwilks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Excited to listen to the rest of the trilogy.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
jane_moriarty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Long rant coming up:
First half was a 1 star tbh. If you enjoy Facebook motivational quotes on random nature backgrounds this might be for you. I hated the writing style, eyerolled at every pseudo-deep chapter conclusion that were like every fucking page after we were introduced to yet another cliche character who will probably be forgotten for the rest of the book. Not that I could tell the hordes of icehockey playing teenage boys apart but whatever. The author writes like he doesn't trust his reader to understand a single word if he doesn't drive it home with several repetitions and idiotic meaningless punchlines a la "it doesn't take much to let go of your children - it just takes everything", "she doesn't tell him that she's proud of him - he doesn't tell her he already knows" and so on. Also in case you didn't get it by the fiftieth time: ICEHOCKEY IS LIKE SUPER IMPORTANT IN BEARTOWN!
The only story I was actually invested in were Benji and the bassist and the only reason this book gets two stars from me is the handling of the rape. The way this affects the victim and the way the community deals with it (or not) is written in a sensitive and imo realistic way, which not that many authors get right.
Listened on Spotify (german translation) for the popsugar reading challenge "a book about about an athlete/sport".
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
nightstitch96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail