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aristarcodisamo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
khgp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Grief, and Deportation
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, and Colonisation
wilde_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage
rustedtrains's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Child death and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs
sundayfever's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs
kristiniad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
traingossip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
a major theme of the novel concerns poverty and starvation. As is police brutality, though in the context of the book against poor white people.signeskov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage
gabriella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Let me start with the problems.
I have some critiques. First - I felt like it didn’t capture the breadth of displaced Americans for the time. Second - It was very white-centric and seemed to buy into Manifest Destiny shit. I take major issue with both of these. These are my narrative issues
Clearly not as pressing but the pacing at point was inconsistent and dragged on. But I know at points that was the point.
Now the pros.
I really loved the way Ma and Tom were characterized throughout. The family relations at points felt complex. There were really moving moments throughout, and great commentary that’s still relevant now.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Beautiful writing, brilliant story. Touching, hard, raw.
It deals with a very real problem, a problem as relevant now as ever. The consequences of capitalism, of greed, of money as a ruler are spread thought out this book.
If there is one thing to take away from this book is that solidarity and kindness will always be the weapon of the people. It’s at the darkest times, the people come closer, the people speak up, the people rise up.
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Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Colonisation