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skylahabby's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts
jmross10's review
- 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
While it is about a very sad topic, I feel that Konigsberg DID NOT write with the singular intent of making people cry, thus blinding them to the bigger story. He wrote about the grief, struggles, catalysts, and potential outcomes with honesty. Explored the various different types of familial and “friend” responses, and (arguably the saddest part for me), people who had never crossed paths with the MCs and who’s lives were altered because of it.
I thought it was well written and I didn’t mind the alternate versions of the story. Parts of it were repetitive but not in an annoying way. I appreciate that the various outcomes weren’t completely different and also that everyone wasn’t suddenly okay because that is definitely not true.
I’ve read Konigsberg before and really enjoyed his work and I look forward to reading more in the future.
Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Outing, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
parchmentpages92'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Death
rayne_1906'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
n_sp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Death, Body shaming, and Bullying
medusa1015's review
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
emily_reads851's review
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Child death, Bullying, and Abandonment
missnewvillage's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
domiri's review
- 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
4.0
I found the first 2 parts to be so overwhelming (soul-crushingly) strong, but the story faltered a couple chapters into the third section.
It felt like the further out in time I got, the less real and grounded the tragedy felt which I couldn’t match with how very real the first 2 parts were. There were some chapters that I wasn’t sure if Aaron or Tillie was supposed to be the missing piece.
The final section felt extremely rushed.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
emilycooper'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: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt