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bookswithcuppatea'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
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Death, Sexism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
navayiota'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? Yes
5.0
I frequently felt too dumb to truly a preciate this book. A masterclass in writing strong, unique characters realistically, characters who will stick with you as you move on from this book. And in my experience, a step by step guide to comprehend your complicity in the world's tragedies, and a game plan to process, move on, and do something about it. Reading this book made me truly see the forest for the first time in my life. I have yet to understand the extent of what I've learned. I look forward to finding out.
It also pains me to imagine the kind of grief author experienced to understand grief this well, and to be able to put it to words so efficiently. It pains me more to know that there are people in this world who have experienced suffering double, triple, quadruple the size of this and had nobody to write their story down. At the end of the day, I know how good my life is.
If I could only keep one piece of knowledge from this book, it would be that now, I have the choice to not take my life for granted anymore. I will always be grateful for that.
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Ableism, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Cancer
nicolaparty'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Grief, and War
acresofclams'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: Child death, Death, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, Slavery, and Grief
maggie_gentner's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Gore, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Vomit, Cursing, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury
taylorlanxon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: War, Murder, Violence, Death, Torture, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Racism, and Blood
bingled'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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Classism, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
srbelflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, and Child death
linddykal'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, War, Violence, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Racism, Classism, and Ableism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Violence, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Infertility