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rebecca321'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Stalking, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Medical content
A masterpiece. Alice Oseman has never let me down. They handled all of the heavy topics beautifully, as always. I wish I could write this more elaborately but in truth I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and force everyone to read this book. I cried. I love every single one of those sad, squishy characters. I hope they have a wonderful life. Cannot wait for whatever Alice Oseman does next because I know it’s gonna be amazing. If you do anything at all today, read this book.kyrstin_p1989'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
emmitt'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
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, and Classism
kits_den's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
the other main character is a biracial trans anxious boy who is the singer of the trendiest band at the moment which is super cool too.
the rest of the characters are also nice and it's pretty easy to love most of them.
there are no huge plot twists in the book but it's actually pretty entertaining to see how the plot is being driven and how the words of the two main characters collide while important topics such as self discovery, mental health, growing up and being confused or pressured about what to do next in life are discussed.
this book really brought me back to my intense fangirl era back in 2016-2019. i believe alice has portrayed really well the feeling of becoming so passionate about something that it ends up becoming the main reason of your happiness and it can even bring you up new friendships (mostly online lmao)
on the other side, she also represents how dark and mentally exhausting the music industry and rich people can be. we can clearly see that through jimmy, whose anxiety stops him from doing stuff in several occasions or whose intrusive thoughts are present all along.
to sum up, i just loved this book and its content so much, i think everyone should give it a chance. even if you don't feel identified with any of the characters, im pretty sure there's lots of quotes or scenes that you'll keep in mind for a long time, x.
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Islamophobia
izzettl'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
4.75
Minor: Transphobia and Islamophobia
myarae'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: Mental illness
Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Islamophobia, and Alcohol