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chocolatechump's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
khaben31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
emkschneider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Incest, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
anenome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The book is very informative, I learnt so much about the Pack Horse Library and blue people.
So many traumatic things happen at breakneck speed, it's incredibly emotionally affecting.
The audiobook narrator Katie Schoor was outstanding.
The writing style isn't very poetic and feels unsophisticated, it makes sense because the story is told in Cussy Mary's voice but it sometimes grated.
The plot is repetitive;
There was some oppression olympics saying anti-blue sentiment was worse than racism which was really unnecessary.
I would recommend this book as I learnt a lot from it and I enjoyed the rollercoaster of emotions it put me through.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
superstormnora'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide and Abortion
morrday'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: Rape and Sexism
kimby666's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism
knkoch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
lilly_dav_reading's review against another edition
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexism
Second scene is violent rapesamburkhouse'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Classism