Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry #1

Malorie Blackman

302 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced

Description

This is the explosively page-turning new novel for teenagers from the author of the award-winning "Noughts and Crosses" sequence. You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they'...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,059 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
hopeful 58%
inspiring 36%
sad 34%
reflective 31%
funny 29%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 15%
tense 11%
dark 9%
informative 6%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 44%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.93

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