blombern's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Murder, Violence, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Antisemitism, Grief, and Gun violence
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Racism, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Antisemitism, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Sexism
charlotteschapter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and Gun violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, and Murder
mandi4886'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
wilms_rudi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, and Antisemitism
strange's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, and Hate crime
Moderate: Alcohol and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
valeriabee'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
5.0
Spoiler
When Justyce got accepted into Yale early admission I was a little sad for him. I live in New Haven, down the street from Yale, I teach Black and brown students who have lived in New Haven their whole life. New Haven itself is diverse, but Yale? Yale is elitist. While it does the bare minimum with diversity and inclusion (which is decidedly different from equity and justice), it is an institution founded on the exclusion of non-white, non-wealthy, non-male. It has improved, but it's a system. Not to mention the overhype of Ivy leagues. I just knew that Justyce would have to keep fighting to feel seen or understood even after graduating from his prep school.I think Justyce's experiment of Being Like Martin is a great vehicle for asking these questions. Justyce asks himself (or Martin) very difficult questions about how he should move through the world as a black boy. He asks questions about interracial relationships, whether theyre worth it. Dear Martin brings attention to the nature and impact of interpersonal/low-level racism on systemic racism. I am glad this book is as popular as it is because it is a message that deserves to be heard. Especially in a time when Black people are refusing to be used and abused by the system that has continuously attempted to hold them down.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Grief
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, and Bullying
Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Genocide, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Vomit