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mysticslibrary'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
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, and Murder
gracescanlon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Racism
vanesst's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kteq's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault
wogslandwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall, I enjoyed the story and it's nuanced and less nuanced analyses of how a story is affected by the author and vice versa. Some parts were feather-light and I felt accomplished for seeing them and noticing the themes. Other parts were extremely heavy-handed and felt a little silly to read.
I think having the "real world" elements be restricted entirely to correspondence was a really smart move and really pulled the book together.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
One of the main characters describes and incident from their past where a younger sibling dies in an accident. Another describes a childhood incident where a beating from a parent has pedophilic overtones, but there is an intervention before anything beyond physical violence occurs.tlaynejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual violence, Torture, and Pandemic/Epidemic
justagir1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
palejandro'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism
bessadams'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Stalking
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault
hypofocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Cursing