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Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino

buddy524's review against another edition

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3.0

It’s nice to see a story about a non-binary character that isn’t about coming out or dealing with any type of hate. The focus of the book is much more about finding found family. The voice of the character skewed a bit younger than how old they we’re though and the plot seemed a bit rushed at times.

c100's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

anareads19's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

glavo's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

qkitten's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-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? Yes

5.0

jk_nojoke's review against another edition

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3.0

I love Alex Gino but this book was a little heavy handed.

lunmione's review against another edition

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I think it's absolutely stupid to think an adult can't be friends with kids and that mentorship/family (found or otherwise) necessarily precludes friendship as a descriptor of a relationship. Also why didn't the adults in this validate the children in their feelings of experiencing bigotry instead of being like. Well too bad.

tinkeringcheck's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

dominicangirl's review against another edition

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hopeful fast-paced
  • 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? No

arlothegooddinosaur's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative fast-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