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theespressoedition's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
carimz'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment
heather667'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: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Blood and Vomit
alliejm00'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
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Antisemitism, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
boop_nico'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood and Abortion
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
particledamage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Abortion
squidknees'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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
chaoticnostalgia'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
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Genocide, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation
cnnr876'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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Alcohol
evreardon'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
4.25
It wasn’t until after I read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry that I felt an urge to pick this back up. I understood more of Zevin’s style and knew I had to push through.
Zevin’s style isn’t my favorite but there’s something about it that digs its claws into you once you get past the first few chapters.
The most resonating quote to me is one she chose to not use in the book but instead was in her notes in the back. “The friendships we make when we’re young are like a spell cast over our entire life.” I’m drawn to it because I relate.
Zevin has a gift of being able to write novels that span years and years without getting bogged down with minutia. I’m so used to reading novels that take place over the span of weeks or months where every little thing is detailed that this was a pleasant break.
I love the moment when you finally understand the title. It was so perfect and touching.
“It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.”
I loved the characters even though there were times I hated them. They were perfectly imperfect and flawed.
The exploration of friendship, family, love, and loss is expertly written. There’s no one way to experience it all and Zevin showed that wonderfully.
I don’t think you need a strong interest in video games to read this because it’s mostly about the people. I have a passing fancy in video games and I still greatly im enjoyed this without knowing all the gaming references.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol