overmonroeville'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
3.0
Moderate: Incest, War, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia
kibiiiariii'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
3.75
Graphic: Dementia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, War, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexism, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Genocide, Grief, Infertility, Islamophobia, and Pregnancy
phantomgecko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Incest, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia
flowerest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
it was too long and too slow for my liking. i've somehow never read another book following different generations one after the other and i found it far more interesting than i expected. some parts were very enjoyable, others bored me to death. overall a very mixed bag of a book.
what is important to point out is that i read/watched some reviews of the book from actual intersex people, because i was curious if it was accurate in any way, shape or form. turns out, it's not really, from what i've gathered, which brings up some issues (e.g. cal's being intersex as "punishment" for
Spoiler
his grandparents incestan enlightening review on the book by an intersex person (hi, hello, hans on youtube): https://youtu.be/vmyKRGpZclc
no rating until i have some time to think about this, lol
Graphic: Car accident, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Incest
Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Sexual content, and War
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
mhairicorinne'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Incest, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, and Dementia
Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Body shaming
Minor: Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Outing
applesaucecreachur'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? It's complicated
2.0
I'm giving it 2 stars because I liked some of the writing. The writer displays good technique here. I'm taking away 3 because of the contents and everything else about it.
Graphic: Transphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Incest
Moderate: Car accident, Deadnaming, Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Dementia, and Sexual content
Minor: Fatphobia
sastork'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
4.5
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Incest, Transphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Dementia, and Racism
shibaunited's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Grief, Outing, Homophobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, War, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
kay_jax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
no detail left unturned from 1912-1980 🥲
zero options other than it was way too long.
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Homophobia and Dysphoria
Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racism, War, and Violence
queenantipodes'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
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Incest, War, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicide