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zgreyz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol
jordanws's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
paronomaniac'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
4.25
Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
clemrain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
jennikreads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexual content
criticalgayze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The first third of the book was the most powerful to me in these areas. The book almost feels like a thriller in the way that you tear through those opening pages because you want to get through to allow yourself a hopeful reprieve from the tension Baxter is experiencing.
I did find that the book begins to lose this tension as the devices become repetitive. I know this is likely the point as it highlights the drudgery and constant low-simmering danger a Queer person and a person of color would face in the work place, especially in the incredibly specific close quarters service industry that is train work; however, when the novel starts on such a strong note of disquiet and worry, it feels like a loss of the earily successful storytelling.
Without giving things away, the novel renewed my engagement by the end, and I found Baxter to be a really indelible main character in the vein of so many of the main characters in the canon of classic gay fiction.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Outing, and Classism
Minor: Vomit
vedia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
monnibo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Outing