Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Parachutes by Kelly Yang

5 reviews

muppetymelody's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Stalking, and Alcohol

typedtruths's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism

platypusinrainboots's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

The cover was initially what brought me here and what kept me going was the storytelling. Yang reveals a plethora of topics in her 476 pages of a novel - including racism, assault, rape, sexuality, coming out, emotional and verbal abuse among others. It was heartbreaking when I found out the personal ties Yang has with Claire & Dani’s story. The struggles and the aftermath were written in a way that felt raw and painful. This would be ideal for a college aged student or a mature upper level high schooler who can handle serious, possibly traumatic themes in this book. The representation and potency of this novel is fully developed in this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse

zpbrook's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Rape

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol