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dxnatelli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Classism
lifeisaeisha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The good:
- it's very hard to talk about
rape and sexual assault, especially as a survivor. So I definitely give the author her props for approaching both that and school shootings, and depicting them both realistically. - The story was incredibly engaging. Although the characters were largely unlikable and at times insufferable, the plot had me locked in and I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of Ani's story and understand why she turned out the way that she did.
- I think it was important to show characters like Ani's mother and
the planned parenthood nurse . Women who perpetuate patriarchy by dismissing, downplaying, and outright ignoring obvious abuse.
The bad:
- Right out the gate we are introduced to Ani's disordered eating, but at no point is it acknowledged as such, or as a thing for her to work on. Both times her best friend bright it up, she dismissed her and moved on.
- The plot with
the teacher was suuuuper unnecessary, and it was never acknowledged how creepy and inappropriate it was. - (A personal gripe, not so much a fault of the author.) I would have liked to see more of how
the documentary turned out and the fallout for Dean . I understand that Ani's closure came from the face to face acknowledgement of his crimes against her, but it would have been nice to see him finally lose.
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders
lindseyratterree'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion
peggy_racham's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
tiffanysbookgems'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Body shaming and Panic attacks/disorders
eevee_saur137's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I've seen a lot of reviews mentioning Gone Girl. I missed the marketing for this book so I might be late but let me say it's nothing like that book. To be clear, Gone Girl is brilliant, but this is not that kind of story. Not to spoil too much, but the biggest distinctions for me are 1) Gone Girl is about revenge and this story is about the beginnings of healing and 2) Amy acts, while Tiffani is acted upon.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
For the graphic: The slur is used once, the main character is disgusted by it. The shooting takes up a chapter. The moderate: It is not a minute by minute description but every act is described and you know enough. The minor: Teen behavior and adult trauma responses. The "adult/minor" tag I added becausevioletbentbackwards1036'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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
vtlism's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lovetoread18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Outing, and Sexual harassment