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lindsfindley's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Rape, and Violence
clemmatine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Murder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Hate crime, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, and Pedophilia
callunavulgaris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
pocketbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Slavery, Child abuse, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Torture
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape
blacksphinx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Grief, Racism, Torture, Child death, Cancer, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, Vomit, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Bullying
Minor: War and Antisemitism
gloomypanda's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Misogyny, Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Sexism, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Rape
brandilovesbooks'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? No
4.25
Robbie is sent to a segregated boys reformatory school after he kicks a white boy who had been making inappropriate comments about his sister.
Just asking about kids who have tried to escape gets Robbie sent to the Fun House, a place for punishment.
Robbie and Gloria are the main points of view.
Occasionally the warden has a turn with his point of view. Due does an amazing job creating an evil character who leaves the reader with incredibly visceral reactions.
I recommend this book to people of every color who need to know what Jim Crow was like. I also recommend it for people who believe in haints (ghosts). It is a wonderful story of friendship, sibling relationship, and family.
I do have some content warnings- very detailed description of fire and dying in a fire, very disturbing look into the thoughts of a sociopath, multiple forms of abuse, violence, guns and gun violence, rape, racial slurs, cursing, death.
Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, Child death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Rape, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment
kitten_nuisance's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Rape and Slavery
deepcurvesahead's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Rape
brittniebeeman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Police brutality, Hate crime, Violence, Racism, Murder, and Slavery