noahsingh's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Body shaming, Colonisation, Terminal illness, and Islamophobia
Minor: Torture, Cancer, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
maybe_perhaps'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
3.0
Moderate: Islamophobia, Mental illness, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
decklededgess'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
This book...is the first one in a long ass time that got me to cry without warning. I was enjoying this quite blandly over audiobook, ya kno, something to do while driving to and from work and BAM I get to the end and WATERFALL. No warning.
It's an incredibly written book about identity in multiple senses of the word, and struggling to grow up while dealing with clinical depression. I loved the handling of clinical depression, family and ethnic identity struggles as a biracial person in America, and a strained father son relationship.
Darius's struggles were so earnest and painful and the slow build of stress really hits hard at the end.
Looking forward to sobbing more in book two.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying
Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, and Body shaming
cgbr'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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Dementia, Bullying, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent and Grief
corvicore'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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Suicide attempt and Racism
valereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
That is to say it was beautiful and I loved it.
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Terminal illness
ruthscott's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs