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jdianm's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Outing, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Addiction, Child abuse, and Xenophobia
jacobclark'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Self harm
Minor: War, Abortion, Miscarriage, Outing, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Drug use
Broadly speaking, because of the subject matter and setting in an American evangelical church youth group culture in the early 2000s none of the content is very shocking on its face. If you’ve been through that setting and have past trauma this could be either a liberating or suffocating read depending on your healing process. The worst part comes toward the end of the novel with a section where a youth pastor replicates the often-told story of people with guns coming into a church to scare kids into not denying their faith.gdavis254'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Outing, Homophobia, Sexism, Gun violence, Alcoholism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Racism, and Car accident