Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

How Lucky by Will Leitch

16 reviews

julied's review

adventurous challenging dark informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

• 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? No

3.0

Enjoyed the plot and learning about SMA. Some elements were problematic enough to take away from really enjoying as much as I would have liked. Three biggest issues for me were the fact that this isn't own voice (obvious from page one and my bad for not researching that before I purchased), virtue signaling, and some ridiculously convenient plot points. I finished it though because I really liked Daniel, Travis, and Marjani and cared about finding out what happened. Makes it hard to figure out what to rate it overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Medical content

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Ableism

Minor: Sexual harassment

erinhanso's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Xenophobia, Ableism, and Racism

jazhandz's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is not a brilliant mystery, and I wish sections read less like a Wikipedia page. But the narrative voice was so compelling and funny that I ended up adoring this. Great characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism and Cancer

keijiwolf's review

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

keeganrb's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, and Racism

voxelbee's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Ableism, Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, and Death of parent

corar's review

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol

elaboratelyemily's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this book and finished it in one sitting. It was funny and compelling, and had me tense and unable to stop reading. The suspense builds quickly and I found myself anxious to see how everything would play out at the end. I fell in love with every main character and was really rooting for Daniel the entire time. It was a quick read but very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

chloew130's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence