leweylibrary'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: Hate crime, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
james1star's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Minor: Deadnaming, Murder, Alcoholism, Car accident, Mental illness, Hate crime, Cancer, Death of parent, and Transphobia
chikin'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Hate crime
lynxpardinus's review
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, Transphobia, Hate crime, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Deadnaming, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Stalking and Animal death
edgaranjapoe'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Car accident, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Body shaming
nabila99's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Hate crime, Murder, and Car accident
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, and Stalking
klor'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Transphobia, and Grief
Moderate: Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Murder
rieviolet'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? No
2.5
Also, I did not connect with most of the characters, so many times while a character or another was going on and on with a monologue I found myself thinking "What is this person talking about? Should I care? I'm just bored".
I do not like the way transness was handled in the main story (and in the attached bonus short story), I should maybe be a little less harsh in my judgement given that the book was published in the 80s but, still, it was not pleasant to read, especially seeing how it ended.
Also, I listened to the audiobook and it made the reading experience even worse. I have to accept that audio format is not for me; I was already not much taken by the story, but by having to listen to it instead of focusing on a written page, my mind wandered time and time again.
Graphic: Transphobia, Grief, Murder, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Outing, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Car accident, and Fatphobia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
vaniafernandez_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Stalking, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
8bitlapras's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Car accident
Minor: Self harm