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drymice's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
1.5
Moderate: Car accident, Racism, and Sexual content
mirandyli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Murder
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Dementia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Racism
Minor: Violence, Murder, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, and Ableism
Bo has a scene where there is a stick stuck in his hand and his wrist is also broken. Brandon and his boss have a toxic faux friendship where drug use is common. Blue and his family have a history of verbal aggression, if not abuse, and he struggles to maintain/fix his connection to his family- there is a tense Christmas Dinner scene. Blue is nonverbal but this is "fixed" with some sort of implant in his neck.wenwanzhao's review
- 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
4.0
My feelings about this book wavered as I kept reading it. Sometimes it dragged and felt stupid, but other times it was riveting. I liked how many tidbits tied into each other. I liked the subtle and informative world building. I even enjoyed how much of an asshole the protagonist was.
The writing was really fascinating. I love second person, and the use of that perspective was really good in this novel. There were many plot choices that felt kind of janky, but I like experimentation. Not everything landed, but I’ve never read a book like this before. It was new and exciting. I had fun.
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Ableism, Blood, Death, and Sexual content
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
4.5
Content warnings: death of a parent, grief, mild blood/injury detail, dementia, sexual content, drug and alcohol use
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content