Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Rick by Alex Gino

10 reviews

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Acephobia/Arophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

anna_wa's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death and Vomit

innastholiel's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Child abuse, and Misogyny

rayne_1906's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

Audiobook - 1 hour 42 minutes - I enjoyed this book more than Melissa. I liked seeing Rick grow from an insecure person ruled by his best friend into someone with more self-confidence, independence, and a sense of his own identity. I also enjoyed how this book focused on the questioning of identity - it is a stereotype that all queer kids know who they are or that they are 'different' from extremely young ages, and I liked how this book is telling young people that its okay not to know, or that its okay to change your identity as you grow if that's what fits best. Some parts felt a little forced and unnecessary, but for the most part this was a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

juliethebookcat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Minor: Vomit

ekmoore11's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Bullying

Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Minor: Vomit

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• 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

I liked this book even more than I liked George! The queer rep was all over the place, and the middle school drama (both internal and external) that the characters dealt with was so realistic. This book has inspired me to start our own version of a Rainbow Spectrum Club at my school, too. As with George, I highly recommend that literally anyone and everyone read this book. While it is a middle grade book and is definitely something I would recommend to middle schoolers, all individuals can learn something from it. As a bonus, if you listen to the audio book, it's read by the author, which is pretty neat.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Additional TW/CW: gay slurs, cannibalism (brief mention), brief Harry Potter reference