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GO! by Kazuki Kaneshiro

wanjiiii's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

arieslofi's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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miana33's review against another edition

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

3.0

aperrey's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Go is classified as a young adult novel. However, it is completely inappropriate for anyone under 16 or 17. It has too much violence and sex, and little plot that young American teens would relate to. The main character seems to fight nearly every male he meets; his family is dysfunctional, and his father is also violent. There are descriptions of very risky behavior and murder without a compelling plot to explain them.
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meganhughes03's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

2.25

haysx5's review against another edition

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adventurous informative slow-paced

3.0

stinsylinson's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is filled with tons of YA drama, but also a level of intense racial discrimination and a struggle to survive.

anika_bush's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5 I like any book that teaches me something I didn’t know before picking it up (like: racism in Japan?! I don’t know why I’d always been under the impression that they had escaped that particular human ill—silly me, no one is immune—but was blown away to see how real and deeply-ingrained it is to this day) or reframes a topic I’m familiar with (immigration, what it means to be part of a country or people, the artificial creation of a divide) or says something beautiful about something we all know (in this case, for me, it was love...the bit about the retirement home for service animals tore me in two). It was violent and fast and confusing at times, but it worked for me in the end. Though, speaking of endings, this one was a little too “happily ever after” for my taste...but it really did need a silver lining after some pretty bleak moments leading up to it.

the_nook_of_tomes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.5

jaybirdt's review against another edition

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3.0

Love and Nationality

A great little piece exploring the intricacies of identity and nationality, also raising important questions of what home and the self truly are.