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bootrat's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Hate crime, and Excrement
atalea'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Self harm, Excrement, and Vomit
jg34'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Classism
kate_has_book_thoughts'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Excrement, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence, Sexism, Police brutality, and Classism
michaelion'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
4.0
I don't know what impact this book left on me. I assume an important one. I still love the book despite the controversy, maybe also in spite of it. My grandmother was born in Jackson. She and Mae Mobley would've been a week apart, if they were both alive and real, respectively. Her side of the story, what would've been my grandmother's I mean, isn't shown, but maybe someone story she would've known was. Maybe her auntie or cousin or someone who she went to church with, had her mother not moved out of the South before she was three months old. I don't know. The story's very real. Whether or not it connects to you personally, who doesn't have a soft spot for those?
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Dementia, and Suicide attempt
ashybear02'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
amberlinanderson'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy
juliaathomsonnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Violence, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death
edesia_guest'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
haleyscomet_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Classism