ruminant's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Police brutality
atamano's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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: Abandonment, Child death, Racism, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Infidelity, and Classism
Minor: Alcohol
drraytay's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death and Racism
Moderate: Abandonment and Police brutality
wylovat's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Death of parent and Racial slurs
sammymilfort's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Child death
empathephant's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I can imagine that if I had read this book in high school it would have sparked a reading journey to help me better understand race and racism in the US, and I wish that I had so I could have been exposed to more of those ideas earlier. It had lovely writing and characters, but having recently read The Hate You Give, it didn't feel as eye-opening and life changing for me. Still, I am so, so grateful there are stories like these and I'd 100% recommend it as a good first introduction of these topics to young audiences.
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Child death
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