whatsbookinjenni's review
Might return later but was just not really feeling this!
cheye13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a wonderful, understated story about making a family and a life with intention. There's nothing exceptional or remarkable about this story, but it's emotional in its simplicity. I enjoyed the writing style and appreciated the depiction of an unconventional family.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Bullying, and Suicide
Minor: Excrement, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content
also note: eco-terrorism, snakes; a large part of the plot involves a child [subjectively] wrongly taken into foster care; a number of tense/dangerous and near-death logging scenes; jail time for trespassing; discovering a suicide; most prejudice warnings are for flippant dialogue, except for a brief scene involving an overtly racist and misogynistic man, dealt with accordinglytheo_iwan's review against another edition
2.0
I didn’t like this book very much. The writing style was interesting. And I found the slurs, racism, homophobia, and the comments about the son’s testicles unnecessary.
It gets two stars because it’s all in all an okay storyline. I liked the idea, not the execution.
I had a lot of thoughts about DNF’ing this book. I won’t read it again.
It gets two stars because it’s all in all an okay storyline. I liked the idea, not the execution.
I had a lot of thoughts about DNF’ing this book. I won’t read it again.
beereader12's review
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
sarahakers's review
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
addisonleigh's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
cblueweaver's review against another edition
5.0
Reading Ffitch has been a delight. Heartbreaking, uncompromising, and fiercely sincere. Ffitch's activism and commitment to her communities and her ideals come through with a power and maturity that I wish I saw more in modern fiction.
shannonmmay's review against another edition
3.0
Stay and Fight is a haunting tale about family. It is a story of pain and loneliness and injustice. It is also a story of comfort and home and togetherness. It feels timeless and relevant, with commentary on the sapphic experience, misogyny, rape culture, poverty, labor exploitation, as well as the exploitation of Native Americans and land, especially by coal and oil companies. None of the characters are particularly likable and they seem to make only risky decision, likely to make their own lives even harder. However, I found myself invested in their lives and the outcomes of their struggles, thanks to the compelling writing, particularly the final third of the book. This is a heavy book but, boy, is it a good one.