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ivan_levitt's review
adventurous
funny
slow-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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Vomit
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Car accident and Cultural appropriation
katiieecat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I enjoyed some of this book, and would have rated it three stars based solely on the quirky characters and found family vibes, but I has serious problems with this book, starting with how awful Mim is (I get that she’s young and troubled but all the body shaming and “I’m not like other girls” got to me). I love an unreliable asshole narrator, but this didn’t do it for me. My main issue, though -potential spoilers below….
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“I’m too old for you…for now.”
Gross. She’s 16 and he’s like 21? Made me hope she imagined him
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“I’m too old for you…for now.”
Gross. She’s 16 and he’s like 21? Made me hope she imagined him
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Cultural appropriation
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