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living_for_the_hope_of_it_all's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
justice for my boy von he did nothing wrong!!!!
also Dre. i fucking love dre come home babe the kids miss you
3* because a few characters were left which i would have loved to see more of
got a few good laughs out of it, almost made me cry once
overall i enjoyed it thoroughly, got my mind moving and all that, very quick to read and the writing was pretty easy to read too so!
great one!!
~a month later~
taking the rating down a notch bcz not that in hindsight i think the book is bad, it's just that i always forget i even read it😭
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Outing, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders
elfyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Stalking, Addiction, Death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Bullying, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
lesego_mashego's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Minor: Addiction
axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Gun violence, Death, Outing, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Racism, Grief, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
linnea1801's review against another edition
- 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: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexism, Classism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Outing, Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction and Blood
Minor: Gun violence and Police brutality
m0rdred_the_fallen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Mi niño, tú no estás en esta escuela porque tu padre y yo tengamos dinero, sino porqué te tallas el lomo todos los días. El día que dejes de hacerlo, todo esto se va
Es una cruda verdad que los problemas que enfrentan los protagonistas sigan tan presentes y que, parafraseando a Chiamaka, les molesta más que les digas que son racistas al racismo en sí mismo; y se puede decir lo mismo de la homophobia, del clasismo, de los juegos de poder enfermos de estos grupos de odio. Aún cuando se nota que muy en el fondo saben que lo que hacen está mal, es un pobre consuelo para cuando usan su poder y sus recursos para atacar a inocentes. Tristemente, cuando el virus del fanatismo llega a la cabeza no hay nada que pueda hacerse por esa persona sino huir, pues el fanatismo y la estupidez nunca afectan a los que lo tienen, sino a aquellos que les rodean. Y lo peor del caso es lo compenetrado que está el sistema de ello, este sistema que no sólo promueve y protege actos de odio irracional; los demanda para seguir funcionando. El mundo moderno está construido sobre la sangre de generación tras generación de inocentes para el beneficio de unos pocos que se creen con derecho a todo.
En esta lectura sólo hubo una cosa que me dejó con ganas de más:
Que haya sido un grupo de manifestantes quienes los salven al último tiene mayor peso porque es una comunidad que los acoge y protege, en lugar un individuo de una clase opresora que tuvo una crisis de conciencia. Eso, estuvo genial.
Lo recomendaria 10/10
Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Bullying, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Racism, Death, Physical abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Outing
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body shaming, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Drug use
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
oleanderwillow'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
3.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Classism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Hate crime, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Car accident, Addiction, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Car accident, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Vomit, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
anarobin'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Homophobia
valerierose1994'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
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Homophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Outing