Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

9 reviews

anjh's review

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

this book was good but not amazing. to be very honest i thought i would like it more than i did but that’s okay- it was still good. i think the thing i appreciated most about this book other than the Deaf main character is the graffiti artworks- they were genuinely amazing. i tend to enjoy more the books that i relate to the main characters and share their thoughts and personalities and just felt like i couldn’t really with Julia. i did very much like her response to fatph*bia tho, that was very cool. 
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the_harlequin's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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fairy_internet's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

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annamorgan27's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced
  • 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

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notsobinaryart's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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rayraymakay's review

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • 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

3.75

This is the first book I have read where the main character is d/Deaf and the dialogue reflects that. The ending was a bit abrupt and there are some circumstances that were not believable and took me out of the book. Overall, a wonderful book about a friendship and a love of art.
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sappho's review

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funny informative medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really loved this book it surprised me! We read this for the book club I run at the library.

the VINDICATION i felt when i was right about who the skeleton artist was... iconic. I thought the bully "redemption" moment was a lot better done than most books I've read and the parallels between KFS/YP and YP/Julia and the significance of the skeleton graffiti once I knew about her eating disorder... MUCH 2 think abt
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annalisaely's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed the deaf rep, the parental and friend relationships, and the art. Didn't enjoy the main character freaking out when people lied to her when she lied all the time.
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nerdyllamas's review

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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