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readingbrb's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
imrereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Religious bigotry
maceydowns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
blyttgh's review against another edition
4.25
I must have had a mother, but I also knew I didn’t have a mother. I wasn’t anyone’s son or daughter. What a freedom that was and what a burden that was—to not have a home to go to, and to not have a home to go home to.
26-27
Well. It’s overrated, family. You’re lucky if you get born into one where you belong. It’s really a lot more rare than people want to say.
100
Graphic: Racism and Murder
booksillremember's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
But with this one, I feel it's trying to be too many things all at once.
The characters are too complex for it to work as a fable and too one-dimensional for it to work as a morally complex novel. The mix of show-don't-tell and tell-don't-show doesn't really work for me because neither feel fully fleshed out. The church people are ridiculously cringe and bigoted, whereas the more abstract commentary just feels preachy and sometimes a bit prerentious.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
kenley11's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Murder and War
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Suicide attempt
dizzzybrook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Racism
oliviaemain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Hate crime and Racism
gidgeytheg'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
lidia7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
i was left with a lot of questions at the end, very spoiler heavy!! :
Graphic: Xenophobia and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, and Transphobia
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Medical content, and Murder