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emilo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Moderate: Murder and Blood
Minor: Racism and Sexism
luveloise3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent
Minor: Racism
serendipitysbooks'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
3.75
People Person centres around Dimple Pennington, a thirty year old aspiring influencer, who reconnects with her four half-siblings after a meeting with her boyfriend goes terribly wrong. I really struggled with the unbelievability of the plot at this point. I understand I’ll never be able to fully understand a Black person’s perspective when it comes to dealing with the police so it’s perhaps not a surprise that I found their choices a little extreme. Still there was plenty I did like about this story, particularly the characters. Three of Dimple’s half-siblings were particularly likeable and I loved the way they all came together unquestioningly when needed. Cyril was a colourful character, equal parts fun and frustrating to read about.
While I was often frustrated by Dimple, who felt a lot younger than her actual age, I think the author did a good job showing why this was, resolving many of the issues, and permitting Dimple some much-needed growth and development. This novel touches on some tough topics like mental health, parental abandonment, domestic abuse, alcoholics and police racism, but it’s also a story of a complicated but warm-hearted family, and the difference belonging to one can make in a person’s life.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Racism
kerrygetsliterary'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Misogyny
just_one_more_paige'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: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Medical content, Racism, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
michaelion'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
3.75
Very funny. As an only child who grew up with a somewhat absent father, and knowing the secondhand experience my friends had of being one of many children, this hit home. The book is very real in many ways.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Body shaming
Minor: Racism, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
kirstym25'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Fatphobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Racism
veritythomson94'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Racism
readwithchar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Police brutality and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism