Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman
Boys Don't Cry
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Malorie Blackman
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Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry #1

Malorie Blackman

320 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 1,143 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
hopeful 56%
inspiring 39%
sad 35%
reflective 29%
funny 28%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 13%
dark 11%
tense 11%
informative 5%
relaxing 4%
adventurous 3%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 44%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.94

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