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What About Will by Ellen Hopkins

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adamderb's review

The style of the book just wasn't really working for me, so i stopped trying to read. Hopefully I can come back to it eventually

bunny9711's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

her's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

It seems like everyone thinks they can write a novel in verse but not everyone succeeds at it. This didn't read like poetry to me, more like short sentences with a lot of white pages. Themes include traumatic brain injury, sports, misogyny in sports, divorce, guilt, opioid addiction, absent parents, and depression. It was a lot and I have to say for the first 300 pages, kind of a mess. Those last 60 were great though, when the focus was on Trace and Will and the addiction and the family coming together. I wish the author would have stuck more to that storyline, which seems dear to her heart given the author's note in the end. I enjoyed the secondary story of his friend who is a girl and wants to play baseball on the boys team, but it felt like a completely different story.

common_household_mom's review against another edition

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reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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snowymiya's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ajmarble's review

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emotional medium-paced

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

Ellen Hopkins explores divorce, physical set backs, and teenage hood so well in this story. Grow with a boy who feels as though he is responsible for everyone’s feelings and safety.