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rhiannonhoward'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
blue_boy62'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
5.0
Exceedingly powerful and a real look at history and humanity.
A must-read book, especially for queer folks.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Outing, and War
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
quinn24'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Medical trauma, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
dandydoodle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Antisemitism, War, and Classism
nothing is gratuitous, once an experience has been touched on it will be referred to again but not in detail. context is merely provided for experiences necessary to communicate the reality of the situations the book describes. this could be triggering, no doubt.barrybj's review
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
celestriakle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
That said, it's not a perfect book. There are a LOT of side characters, and for me they blended together. All the butches sounded and acted very similar, so did all the femmes. The archetypes make a big splash of strong characterization the first time, but then it loses some power when you see all the characters acting similarly. That said, there are still a couple stand-outs, so it's not all bad.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
bone_pottery's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Lesbophobia
replaceblue'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction and War
vanadiumbean'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Death, Racism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury
nicnevin'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria