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iqlofty's review
- 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Antisemitism
Minor: Eating disorder, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
lea_oaktrees'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Minor: Eating disorder
bobbi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization
blacksphinx'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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, and Classism
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
TW: Eye trauma, references to the Holocaust, graphic descriptions of the effect of atomic bombs on the human body.anntharai'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
5.0
It's fucking terrifying, sad, hopeful. Ita about trauma and finding yourself, inevitability and searching for good.
I picked this up because it caught my eye in the new arrivals but I'm gonna be thinking about this book for years.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Eating disorder
gondorgirl's review
- 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: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Gun violence, Self harm, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kris386's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Eating disorder
caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
- THE FIRST BRIGHT THING is delicate, loving, and heartbreaking. I loved the writing in this book, beautiful without being too flowery, about time travel without feeling unmoored.
- It feels basic to describe this book as THE NIGHT CIRCUS but queer, but it is, and it's also more than that. It grapples with the lasting effects of war and lost family and has a truly horrifying bad guy.
- This book's cast is also diverse in multiple ways, and Rin's identities in particular (queer, Jewish) are central to the story, not just a label added to diversify the group.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Eating disorder