Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

32 reviews

jstarshine16's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bookishlybecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

saomah5566's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Blood

lavellansembrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime and Suicidal thoughts

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some parts of this book seemed a little too far-fetched to actually have happened. However, Tori is very clearly an unreliable narrator so that may be the point. There also were a bit too many pop culture references for my liking, but I can very clearly tell that Alice wrote this when she was 17 and that we are the same age. I do like the relationship between Tori and Michael though, and am very glad we got Heartstopper from this book. And okay fine I’ll read Catcher in the Rye and Pride and Prejudice now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

alana_gf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder, Hate crime, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

aliveandnotlovingit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

i am in love with Alice Oseman.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Hate crime, and Homophobia

nindie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

i started bawling my eyes at the end and i found this book to be relatable in a lot of scenarios, made me even more self-aware about how i feel and my interactions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol