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willowshelter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
beehotel's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Police brutality
orizenda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, and Murder
booksngrannies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Minor: Rape and Murder
angela0419'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
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Rape
sunflowery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
anniefwrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder
vahartwig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
tigertheory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Racism and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
remy_licked_my_book'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
-a very relatable topic to the world today and really sheds light on how the world has historically and still continues to try to put away a young black offender or alleged offender simply for being black. That prejudice is a poison on our system.
-there was raw emotion in this book. I could feel Steve's fear every time he went back to the cell.
-Once I got used to the format, I liked that it flipped between first person in his journalling to second person in the movie script, it added that extra layer of distancing himself from the trial.
Things I Wasn't Crazy About:
-The relationship with his dad felt complicated in a way that I wish would have been investigated more thoroughly.
-Actually I wish there would have been more depth to almost all of the relationships with everyone in his family. There was one or two stories about his brother but I wanted to know more about their bond.
I think this is a good book to open discussions in classrooms around race and the law, however as an adult I have read better non fiction accounts with similar storyline.
Graphic: Body horror and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts