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tbwhite23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death and Drug use
piperrhoads'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death
pleione'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment
odette_tbdk'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
Cómo con todos los de Alice, me sentí profundamente identificada con los personajes, especialmente con Frances y Aled. Yo también dependo de la validación académica y me gustan los podcasts, ¿ok?
Son personajes que te pueden llegar a frustrar, pero entiendes sus motivos, sus miedos, aspiraciones y cómo la vida adulta los confunde tanto. Ver como evolucionan y salen de sus moldes es hermoso. El final es el mejor que se le pudo haber dado.
Muchísimos puntos por tocar el tema de la demisexualidad en 2014. Alice for the win.
Definitivamente lo recomiendo (Welcome To The Night Vale, voy por ti).
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol
sisters26'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 reminded me a lot of the song matilda by harry styles, which obviously breaks my heart but it can also be really hopeful.
i love how friendship and human relationships where portrayed in the book. it talks a lot about the feeling of (not) belonging, doing things because you're "supposed to" and the first few years into adulthood can be pretty confusing and you should do what makes you happy. <3
pls pls watch the tw before starting because it can be a pretty heavy book to read.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
smillaaa_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement and Sexual harassment
purplekat'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death
moomoo_reads'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
4.0
The storyline kept me engaged and I found it very refreshing. I don't think I've read a book where the two main characters, who are "male" and female, don't end up together at the end after building their friendship throughout the book. It was really nice to just have them be friends and not have any romantic undertones.
I enjoyed watching Frances and Aled's friendship blossom and grow over the course of the book, especially over their shared interest and love for Universe City, because it reminded me of how my best friend and I's friendship started.
I also really enjoyed the underlying plotline of Universe City. I definitely called what it was about and who it was for from the very beginning. But I liked theorizing and trying to figure what each episode that was shown was trying to say.
This book was definitely darker than I thought it would be, but that's on me for not checking for tags and warning and blindly assuming it'd be light and upbeat like Hearstopper, because it's Alice Oseman. I definitely teared up at some points, but I never got so invested that it emotionally wrecked me. It was pretty sad though near the end.
Overall, I would recommend reading. It was a good book.
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death
kbeucler's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts