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alid73'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: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
lbevs'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
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I thought this book was overall, impressive. It is whip smart, funny, and often heartbreaking. It offers a window into a situation unlike anything I've ever read. The characters are complex and have diverse points of view and the dynamics between characters are incredibly interesting. The writing is beautiful and extremely smart - often a little too smart for me.
The issues I have with it don't necessarily have to do with the quality of the book itself and more with me. I thought that the book was going to be faster paced, and that we were going to see more of the interesting throuple-but-not dynamic than we actually got to see. There is a lot of backstory, which was excellent and told me a lot about Reese and Amy/Ames as people, but not a lot of plot to work with in the present day, which became frustrating for me toward the end. Ultimately, I think that this book is great, and reads quickly despite the slower pacing.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm
znvisser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
skylaturner'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, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
belle2008's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
atomicbritt'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
Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Transphobia, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
stormforest'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: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
balfies'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
4.5
Brilliant, sensitive, funny, full of character, and able to divine the complex relationships between sex, sexuality, womanhood, trans identity, parenthood, and change.
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Blood, Grief, and Abortion
Minor: Eating disorder