leoniekross's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, War, Car accident, Sexual violence, Racism, Grief, Cancer, Addiction, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Cancer
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Homophobia, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Dementia, Death of parent, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Outing, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Cancer
Minor: Bullying, Abortion, Excrement, and Vomit
cobwebshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Excrement, Bullying, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Gore, War, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Homophobia, and Grief
n0elle's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, War, Racism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Cancer, Excrement, Grief, Terminal illness, War, Blood, and Child abuse
rgreyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual violence, Racism, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
oliviantoinette's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual assault
cloud_animals'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: Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, War, and Drug use
Moderate: Cancer and Racism
Minor: Terminal illness, Car accident, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse
serinereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Violence, and Racism
graniashea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think the writing style isn't for me. When an author relies so heavily on multiple techniques that are very obviously used for such long passages, for me, it starts to feel a little disingenuous and showy.
I think the pacing was also too slow for me, and I didn't feel like enough happened for me to really immerse myself in it. The moments of world-building dragged on too much in my opinion, and I just started to not really care about what was being described.
However, the story focusing on the main character was enjoyable and I liked following his story.
Overall, while I have a few issues with it, I did enjoy it overall and I'm glad I explored a different type of book than what I've been reading lately.
Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, War, Drug use, and Mental illness
killeenm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Injury/injury detail, Drug use, Child abuse, War, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Excrement, Vomit, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Addiction