lycheejelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma
sarahyjackson's review against another edition
- 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
If I were still a high school teacher, I’d assign this book. It manages to be both a condemnation of the American prison industrial complex and a poem about violence, repair, suffering, & ethics.
As comprehensive a story about abolition as I have read in a while. I’ll be thinking of Loretta & Hamara for a long time.
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death, and Body shaming
Moderate: Antisemitism and Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship