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greeeer_e_rutt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
besta3's review
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment
loverofeels's review
the other aspect of the book that stood out to me as truly terrible was the depiction of finch's best friend, charlie, who is written as a stereotypical hypersexual black man. he is introduced as thus:
My best friend, Charlie Donahue, appears. Charlie is black. Not CW black, but black-black. He also gets laid more than anyone I know.
"We don't have much in common."
"He talks about the thing he most loves talking about other than himself—sex."
"According to Charlie, getting laid fixes everything."
"'And a sweet, sweet ass.' Charlie has joined us now.'"
beyond that, there's a few sentences/tropes that annoy me immensely (fat girl character who hates all skinny girls, finch thinking "too many high school girls are built like boys," etc.) but considering the greater faults of this book and the fact that it was published in 2015 those are semi-negligible.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Fatphobia
mirandap442'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol