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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
This book is heart-wrenching. It will make you despair about the way we're headed as a society. I think it veers close towards poverty-porn on several occasions (is it possible to romanticize poverty?). However, the main thrust is on human relations and the hope/desire for survival. The ending really jarred me and it took me a good two weeks to even stop thinking about it all the time.
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment
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