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mangofraiche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
sometimes_samantha_reads'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
4.0
One thing I struggled with was the name of the protagonist. It bothered me that once the dead name was shirked by the protagonist, other characters would consistently dead name them. To be fair, it was shown in a very real way, mainly used by parents of the protagonist who were learning, but still. Same with the use of particular pronouns. There was a lot of floundering with them which seemed annoying to me because the protagonist claims their name and pronouns at a very particular point in the story and the name and pronouns are not used consistently even after they expressly asked for them.
Eventually it all worked our as the protagonist identified with both male and female pronouns, but I was annoyed that when they asked for she/her pronouns, it was often met with "he, well now, she".
Otherwise I truly did enjoy the book!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence
toorsdenote'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
4.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Transphobia, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, and Medical content
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail