arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Kidnapping, Biphobia, Outing, and Violence
sofpopi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Outing, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Stalking
Minor: Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
rory_john14's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Racism, and Outing
Minor: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Mental illness
mimeflower'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
lizzyelrick'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
rissafizzy'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
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, War, and Violence
izzybell'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
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Violence, and Biphobia
robyn_fenix'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
Minor: Gore and Homophobia
balfies'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
4.5
This is a really fun, funny, gripping read from YouTube science dad Hank Green, which explores first contact through the lens of its impacts on people: themes include the all consuming and uncontrollable nature of fame, becoming someone whose brand is expressing hope for humanity, and the ways we dehumanise ourselves as individuals in efforts to humanise a collective experience.
Also contains Carly Rae Jepsen lyrics, so truly the perfect fun read.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical content
Minor: Gore
mrswhiteinthelibrary'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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death
Minor: Xenophobia and Homophobia
Hank Green managed to write a spot-on satire of the Covid-19 pandemic several years before it happened, pinpointing the source of our intense division and the misery of being more connected than ever but ever more alone... And he did it without it being a pretentious slog, in a book with mechas, puzzles, and a true sense of wonder. While some aspects of it may grate (the sometimes overly twee dialogue that his brother also seems to love to employ) his use of specific details and his deeply flawed heroine keep this book grounded and the pages fly by. Bravo all around.