Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon

19 reviews

eloise_vi's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Bullying, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Child abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Grief

asmodeous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

dinochloe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death of parent

darina_kisel_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.0

Made me think of some things I didn’t understand before

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

modernmatilda's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Wow, this book. I picked it up on a whim after seeing it on Novel Neighbors bookstagram page. Read the first four pages in the store and couldn't leave without it. 

It took me a minute to get past the over use of 60s slang, but when I got into the emotional scenes with Web and Johnathan, I wouldn't escape the book's pull. I just wanted Web and Johnathan to be happy!!! 

This book made me cry, a lot. I felt big emotions while reading it. There were also scenes that felt just like a David Bowie song. 

I really, really loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

fankidrachel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This came recommended to me by a coworker. I really liked the historical setting which lent itself to a lot of the issues and topics covered by the author.
The main character was likeable and I loved the addition of pop culture and music references. 
I'm not Indigenous or Two-Spirit so I can't speak to whether the representation will ring true and authentic to folks who are, but I think the author tried to be inclusive and respectful of their experiences without stepping on toes and depicting it too intimately.
It's a sweet love story with lots of dark content but a hopeful ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Bullying, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: War and Police brutality

conversion "therapy"

ivan_levitt's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

clxxgs09's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent