emcbuckett'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: Genocide, Racism, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Blood, and Alcohol
betweentheshelves'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? No
3.0
The overall story didn't really go where I was expecting it to, which is always a nice surprise. It felt more like a character driven story than anything else. There are also a lot of discussions about identity and home, which is why a lot of people connect with the book.
Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Pregnancy
pechareads'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
3.5
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
dareg'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Abandonment
mheiling's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Animal death, Grief, Genocide, Death, Blood, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Sexual violence
erma_z's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Murder, and Sexual content
tays_books'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
bohemianrhapsodyreads'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Animal death
Minor: Deadnaming