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bernard_black's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
meeklovestoread'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
3.5
I understand how many found this story emotional and a phenomenal piece on Dublin and the effects of gang culture and how classism plays a role. However, I felt like the issues this book was tackling were very surface-level. Joe didn't seem like a flushed-out enough character in my opinion and I don't we got enough insight into his grieving for his brother. Also, I was expecting more emotional interactions with the two brothers considering the blurb portrayed them to be very close.
I'd also like to point out that I'm not familiar with Dublin culture so many of the phrases used were very unfamiliar to me and I just didn't vibe with the way that this book was written. And the ending of this book felt very underwhelming and inconclusive
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
pkc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
roemfr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ashleighvdk'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
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
skirteen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
isadorareads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Grief