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teabrewer'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: Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Dementia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
phua_jieying'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
4.75
One minor quibble that I took 0.25 stars off for: It's the 2023 calendar and not the 2025 one which has the same days of the week as the 1995 one, hope this gets fixed if there's going to be a revised edition.
Similar movie recommendations:
- 2007 Japanese movie Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (『バブルへGO!! タイムマシンはドラム式』) - Mum followed by daughter went back in time to prevent the bust of the bubble economy.
- 2021 mainland Chinese movie Hi, Mom (《你好,李焕英》) - Daughter grieving her mum's death in 2001 was sent back to 1981 and befriended her young mum as a "cousin".
Graphic: Bullying and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Dementia and Pandemic/Epidemic
amandas_bookshelf'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
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
bookcaptivated'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
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Dementia, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic