bebidocrimes'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs, Abortion, and Sexual content
roget'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Cancer, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicide, Misogyny, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Racism, Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
issyd23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
thatenbyisisreads'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? Yes
4.5
Spoiler
The relationship between Sadie and Sam made me yearn for more, but I couldn't be more understanding of their ending. Originally, I was so against Marx and Sadie's relationship, but over time they really started to grow on me, despite my feelings for her and Sam. Honestly, this was the perfect time to implement a polyam relationship. Then, that's when everything came crashing down on me when Marx had passed on. That passage about the strawberry field brought me to tears, it was so beautiful, yet so tragic to lose such a profound, genuine person who didn't deserve that fate.ÂCurrently, I'm dealing with a break up with someone who I love so much and hold to such a high regard. I was so grateful to have read this quote during this trying time. "'Marx, you had better be alright. I absolutely can't bear the thought of a world without you.' She squeezes your hand and kisses your cheek. 'No, I won't bear it. I refuse to bear it. Love you madly, my sweet friend.'Â
Love you madly.Â
The way to turn an ex lover into a friend is to never stop loving them, to know that when one phase of a relationship ends it can transform into something else. It is to acknowledge that love is both a constant and a variable at the same time." As devastating as this phase of my life may be, this quote is a reminder that when things don't go as we had hoped, we can still expect that love to manifest into something beautiful.Â
As a fellow artist, it is quite easy to fall into that disappoint that comes with failure and not wanting to try again. This following quote helped further expand my way of thinking on the topic of failure. "This was William Morris's garden. These were his strawberries. These were birds he knew. No designer has ever used red or yellow in an indigo discharge dyeing technique before. He must have had to start over many times to get the colors right. This fabric is not just a fabric. It's the story of failure and of perseverance, of the discipline of a craftsman, of the life of an artist." Thanks to Marx's mother, I wish to let failure take me on it's journey towards success.
However, I do wish that they held more of a discussion on why it was highly inappropriate for Sadie's professor to have had taken advantage of her at 19 years old while he was in his 30's.
Overall, yet again, I couldn't have picked a more appropriate time to read a book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who's an artist afraid of failure, but everyone else should read nonetheless!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Vomit, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cultural appropriation, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion and Eating disorder
jazhandz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Suicide
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
arguhlincozzi'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Ableism, Car accident, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Medical content, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexism
it's just so good.squidknees'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Abandonment, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Vomit, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship
sydbap'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? Yes
Graphic: Car accident, Suicide, Medical trauma, Grief, Vomit, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Drug use, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Death
Minor: Cancer
ashybear02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs
brookishbrunette's review
- 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: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Car accident, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cancer, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Racism