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katieritoch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
cheypreston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
katiejohns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Suicide
aubreystrawberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer
amylou78's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Makkai has already won a Pulitzer prize, so you know her prose is up to snuff. It’s never overly flowery, with plenty of artful observation and psychological insight. She’s not just walking us through the facts but the digressions never feel indulgent.
I particularly appreciated the way she contextualizes the body of “yet another dead girl” in world that unfortunately, yet undeniably, produces an inappropriately high number of them.
And for any formally awkward Gen Xers out there, this is a fun, nostalgic ride that does a lovely job of conjuring what it was like to experience high school in the ‘90s.
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Child death
lindsayerin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Racism, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Police brutality
Minor: Stalking, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Eating disorder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Blood
hanhantap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Rape
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Infidelity
arayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer
ecn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death, Classism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Rape, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming
kathleenthebean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Racism, Blood, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment