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avisreadsandreads'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
maddireads13's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At its heart, this is a book about mothers and daughters, and the way people try (and sometimes fail) to connect. The characters all have unique voices (though I don't get why some were first person and some were third person) and perspectives. It was interesting to read about the same events from the wildly differing points of view of two characters who were both there. There were a few parts that felt kind of like they were included to check off a list (one character’s abortion felt a little "okay I haven't included this experience yet" for me).
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
hannah2186's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation