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mixmousereads'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia
romanatrauner'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: Death of parent, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt
bg_oseman_fan'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
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, and Stalking
sefalinde'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
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Gun violence, Suicide, Hate crime, Death, and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt
agenericmirkwoodelf'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
3.5
I wasn’t expecting to like this book as much as I did! It’s so different from what I usually decide to pick up. Perhaps I should stray out of my comfort zone more often, because I have definitely encountered some gems on the world of contemporary this year!
Let’s start with what I enjoyed:
- The concept. Depth and feeling is ingrained in the very nature of what this book is about. It makes for an interesting read- heavy themes paired with a writing styles typically used for lighthearted stories! I think that’s part of what makes it such an effective experience. I was leery of the simple prose at first, but truthfully, that was key to humanizing it!
I here someone compare it to the writing style of a journal, and I think that works well. Throughout the story, photography is used to capture the little moments. And, at its core, isn’t that what a journal does too?
I also thought the pacing was well done! It was slow and a bit meandering, but still perpetually moving. The way it was broken up really helped this effect as well! There was some semblance of a climax, but it really wasn’t what the story was building to. In fact, it was more akin to a high-action moment of setup. In the topic of setup, this story excels in that area! The inevitability of the outcome really drags readers through. We’re kept on our toes because we have no idea ho it’s going to come about. It’s the same tactic used by non-linear stories, such as Vicious, condensed beautifully!
It was very much an exploration of fate.
The ending didn’t hit me as hard as it might have, and I think that’s because the acceptance of it happening was the journey that the characters went on. And the journey that I, as a reader, went on with them. By the time they had learned t accept it, so had I.
So, why not 5 stars?
As much as I thought the writing was effective, I would have liked a little bit more in terms of scene description. It was someone’s hard to picture the environment the characters were in, which made it a little bit difficult to connect to the message of living life to the fullest in this world.
But yeah! I’m glad I read this book!
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
kingangie'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
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Car accident, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Suicide attempt
gzaborski'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Terminal illness
chb'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
2.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death, Car accident, and Grief
marifly98'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Car accident
Moderate: Medical content and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
analea_lucille'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail