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osoordinary's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gun violence and Racism
taliatalksbooks'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief
kaerene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
stacy_27_'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
4.0
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
kiahsbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Cancer
katelynprice'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness and Police brutality
caterina'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Minor: Death and Domestic abuse
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cancer
ajason06'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
5.0
My favorite aspect of the book was the camaraderie of the support within the community. This is a powerful realization and an important thing to remember. Even this book's themes are heavy and hard to deal with. Everyone has the right to be heard. I really appreciated the two colliding stories (the good and the bad) of Quan and Justyce and how they affected them both differently.
Great follow up to Dear Martin
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Continuing on the theme of racial prejudice and oppression, Dear Justyce looks further at the characters of Justyce and Quan. While Stone shows the struggles that the boys face she doesn't try to portray them as either all good or all bad and honestly shows both the good and bad sides to their characters.
The last section where Stone discusses the two books adds so much, I'd recommend if you usually skip afterwards to give the time to this one, it's worth it.
A powerful, tense yet hopeful follow up to Dear Martin.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse