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t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
5.0
CAWPILE = 9.29
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny and Terminal illness
femmenova'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? N/A
5.0
I have so many other things to say about the book but I have yet to properly process it. All I know is that this book had me bawling my eyes out, snot in my mask on a public bus at 4 in the afternoon. I was clutching my chest to calm myself down.
Among many favorite powerful lines in the book, "children are not extensions of their parents." Absolutely powerful and empowering to have that read if I was a child, let alone an adult with *tada* parental issues! I don't want to expose on a public site why this book hit me the way it hit, I'm just a neurodivergent person who saw a little of child me in this book and it healed a tiny part of me that grieved the times an adult has made me felt inadequate.
Graphic: Ableism and Car accident
creativeworld'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? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
lunar_lapis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Ableist slursmarinable_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting
readingwithkt'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
christiemackie'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: Ableism and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
bookaddict_96'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Car accident, and Death of parent
annalisaely'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? No
5.0
I absolutely loved Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicolls - as an autistic book reviewer I first found Elle on autistic and writing Twitter, which led to me buying her first book, A Kind of Spark, which I've reviewed here before and also loved. I continued to follow her publishing journey online until this book, a near future scifi with holograms and a bit of AI run by a suspicious company called Pomegranate, was ready to come out. Our main character's brother works at Pomegranate and she meets the son of the owner at a company party (this is MG, so both of them are about 12). Cora and Adrien immediately find common ground because they are both neurodivergent, Cora being autistic and Adrien having ADHD. I adored their friendship and it reminded me a lot of how much I enjoy talking to other people like me. When Pomegrante wants to interview Cora to figure out how to work holograms of autistic people better, Adrien advises against it, and only a tragedy can overrule his advice and send her running into their arms. The representation and how this book addressed ableism was very meaningful to me and I'm so happy to have read it!
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent