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rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Alcoholism, Grief, Cursing, Alcohol, Suicide, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Classism, Child abuse, Bullying, Racism, Gore, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Ableism, and Murder
malloryjo0521's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Minor: Ableism
Lots of swearingo3tri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Child abuse, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Ableism
raccooonhands'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Ableism, Transphobia, Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child death, and Bullying
Minor: War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization
katharina_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism
Moderate: Vomit, Transphobia, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment
j75's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
I read it for school, so looking at it through that lens definitely helped me appreciate/understand this book more than if I had just read it for myself/for fun
Holden is unlikeable, that's for sure, and he's the main character so you are kinda stuck with him. It's very stream-of-conscious like, which means hearing alllll of his thoughts for a weekend
I enjoyed the aspect of Holden struggling with growing up, and his views on adulthood. Pretty conflicted as to how I view him. It was also interesting to see how mental health was treated in the past (spoiler: not great).
All and all, school made me like this from a thinking perspective, while my enjoyment level is pretty low
Hence, 2.5 stars = between it was ok/i liked it
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, and Suicide
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Ableism
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
nickoliver's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Ableism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Grief, Pedophilia, Gun violence, and Suicide
puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship