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shieldbearer'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
3.0
However, there were some aspects of the novel that did not have as much care built into them, and they're almost all regarding the issue of race.
And then there was the repeated assertion that even 12-year old boys desperately want sex, to the point that NOT wanting sex is odd enough that it get Jess discovered, and we're supposed to be FINE with that one sex worker straight up groping/assaulting Jess EVEN AFTER SHE TELLS THE SEX WORKER NOT TO and this happens more than once. I kept reading but it left a very bad taste in my mouth.
Overall it's well constructed, but I"m still looking for a female-led Western novel that can compare to True Grit.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Slavery
akelanorine'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail