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mediocreli's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I wish I had this book growing up, it definitely reads as a Young Adult novel but I was hooked. Sadly I think so many girls can relate to the events occurring in the book, without having the support the Moxie girls created for each other. I was transported to my high school days and it evoked nostalgia and has inspired me to bring my fight in the present day.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
sabrinamc's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
ashleyholcomb's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Rape
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
i saw the netflix trailer and got really excited for the movie. i went down to the comments and when i found out it was a book i immediately started reading an e-book of it. i never wanted to put this book down and was very disappointed when i had to stop for class. i can’t remember feeling this intentional, specific anger from a book since i read the hate u give and that’s saying A LOT. it was a great read start to finish and i’m really excited for the movie adaptation coming out in march. seeing as amy poehler read the book i’m hoping she doesn’t diverge from the plot too much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
a student mentions their attempted rape multiple times but it’s never gone into detail on how it went down. several students goes into detail on how they were sexually assaulted and the book is about feminism so there’s a lot of misogyny that’s shown but they fight back against itgardenstparker's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is sweet! It's definitely geared towards readers with absolutely no prior knowledge of the topic at hand (riot grrrl feminism), but it gives just enough background for the reader to understand within the context of the story and be able to do more research later. Only two minor characters were sapphic (girls attracted to girls), and there were no trans girls, which would have been nice to see in a story about adapting 90s-style feminism to the present day I think slightly more could have been done to address the topic of race, but I appreciate how the white main character recognized her own limited experience without having it spoonfed to her, and the characters of color got to exist without being shoehorned into educator roles (I'm describing what should be a low bar but this book still gets props for clearing it).
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
a sexual assault (groping) is described to the main character by her friend, later a protest stems from an attempted rape allegation that was ignored by the school's administration.