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mbrogs2024's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Antisemitism and Death of parent
jcv9999's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
ellen_suth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Grief, and Suicide attempt
feynmaniac1729's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt
softanimal's review against another edition
2.0
That said, this book was terrible. The writing is condescending to the reader, every character is condescending to the protagonist, and the protagonist is a hateful kind of condescending regarding all black people. There are good moments, some actually laugh out loud funny or heart-achingly tender. However, overall the book is absurdly and entirely devoted to the feelings of its white characters which though not unimportant in general obscures the violently anti-Black reality that is the undercurrent of both the lives of the characters and the narrative itself. This book somehow manages to simultaneously be about racism and totally focused on white people's feelings about just about everything but racism.
[Spoilers]
The worst part emotionally was having it ruin my admiration of Atticus Finch but in a way that was the best part, too. The point of the book (as it was annoyingly explained in the last few pages) is that your heroes are just people and people are fallable. Good point. But did Atticus have to have been a Klan member at one point???
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
thisiscourt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident
Minor: Slavery