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athenian_frog's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I know this work is p dated but I didn't anticipate the amount of slurs used in it, so fair warning.
I think the story brought an interesting angle to coming out, and about how you can feel isolated from your community/marginalized identities. And sometimes you think you know someone (maybe even for years!), think they are accepting and then they react in an awful way, which was an idea I really resonated with. A couple comedic cuts got a laugh out of me, too.
Honestly tho there was some of "I'm not THAT kind of flamboyant gay person" coming through and it gave me a bit of an ick. There's not that much feeling or depth given to anyone minus like 3 central characters, and the ending was sorta sweet? But felt a little lacking.
Overall I'll keep trying to read different things like plays but I felt like this one just wasn't doing it for me.
I think the story brought an interesting angle to coming out, and about how you can feel isolated from your community/marginalized identities. And sometimes you think you know someone (maybe even for years!), think they are accepting and then they react in an awful way, which was an idea I really resonated with. A couple comedic cuts got a laugh out of me, too.
Honestly tho there was some of "I'm not THAT kind of flamboyant gay person" coming through and it gave me a bit of an ick. There's not that much feeling or depth given to anyone minus like 3 central characters, and the ending was sorta sweet? But felt a little lacking.
Overall I'll keep trying to read different things like plays but I felt like this one just wasn't doing it for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death
Several uses of the f- slur, one or two uses of the n- slur. Multiple homophobic comments, like assumptions about showing w/ a gay person as a man, and religious bigotry coming from two different characters. A friendship ends poorly in part because of this homophobia. A character is killed by a ball pitched to the face by accident.harmony822's review
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
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