Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta

16 reviews

librayrian's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cancer and Abortion

book3rama's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

hmih's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Abortion, Grief, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

tara_valeria's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

firxtly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• 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

5.0

Wow okay Tracy Flick is me and I am Tracy Flick, such a bonus to discover there’s not only a prequel, but also two movies based on her story. I really can’t explain how much I adore this character and the GMHS universe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Sexual violence, Abortion, Cancer, and Sexual assault

susanm_82's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

cokester's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence

bibliophileroxy's review

emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

davidfdwyer's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

I enjoyed this book and what I thought it was building to. However, as soon as I realized what the book was foreshadowing I started to dread the ending, and like another reviewer said, I didn't like the last 10%.

I wish the book was building to some moment in which Tracy Flick was in charge of her own path and that her choices were what resulted in her well-deserved Principalship. However, by having the shooting happen and it wrapping up the book within mere pages, I felt like it was a letdown and a narratively easy but unsatisfying way to get her to the Principal position. I was more looking forward to her using her own strengths to get what she wanted instead of it being a byproduct of a tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

kcelena's review against another edition

funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Dementia, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Suicide, Death of parent, and Gaslighting