talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
The writing itself is beautiful and the characters are interesting enough, but the weird incest tones (and a vague inclination that that is going to move toward an extremely shitty "forbidden love" comparison to gay relationships, which might be me being hypervigilant but, from a glance over other reviews, does seem to crop up) and dubious handling of HIV/AIDS-related topics is making me think it would probably be better to drop this earlier than later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Incest, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Ableism
Teenage protagonist is infatuated with her adult uncle; there is no reciprocation, but her feelings are still covered in depth. Death of a family member due to AIDS. Period-typical negative attitudes about AIDS. Brownface is mentioned and the R-slur is used in passing. Underage drinking in at least one scene.
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