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mandycantsleep'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
3.0
The second half of the book felt super drawn out, I think it could have been wrapped up in just a few chapters. I was listening to the audiobook, so it ended up being 3.5 hours of the second half. Honestly, I started to lose interest after an hour in.
It was fairly obvious to me why Alaska was going out (maybe it was my memory from 10 years ago? Or more likely, just the fact that she talked about her worst day prior (her mom's death), and the date she drove off was around the same time in January.) I was just getting really annoyed at the characters, I felt like screaming through my screen, "SHE WAS GOING TO SEE HER MOM! OBVIOUSLY!" So when they finally figured it out, it wasn't some big conclusion for me.
I also think maybe it was just a bit young for me. While I was definitely too young to be reading this in middle school, I think maybe high school is the best demographic for this book. Overall, it's a really intense story and had me hooked in the first half, but lost me in the second.
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Addiction
stephliljazz'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
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Car accident
Moderate: Suicide, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Sexual content, and Vomit
kafkatattoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Suicide, and Alcohol
charley_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
zoemorana'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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Death and Blood
matchababesandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Child death, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, and Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
lapluie8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Every character, every flaw, all the differences between them, their childhood & every struggle they went through makes it real. Someone in our world is one of these characters. You’ll just never know who.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Bullying
nina_iv'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
reuben394's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Misogyny, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
tetetaeskz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Sexual content