Reviews - The Breakup Lists

290 reviews for:

The Breakup Lists

Adib Khorram

3.93 AVERAGE

helenabruhh's review against another edition

4.0

personally i think jackson shouldn't have apologized to jasmine she's just fucking awful actually

kasia1004's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

kittynovaaaa's review against another edition

4.0

4.7 RTC

Merged review:

4.7

Not a lot of books highlight queer joy, but even less address how messy the gays can be. A genre that I’ve learned to affectionately call “Queer Hot Mess” has begun to find its star on rise, and this book sure did take me for the ride of my life. “The Break Up Lists” by Adib Khorram took me on a wild journey through the cutthroat drama of high school theatre and what it means to be BIPOC and queer in those spaces. Plus, I totally fell in love with Liam who is such a sweet guy and a wonderful character that balances out the main character, Jackson really well. His disability and sexual identity were handled tastefully and I liked how casual ableism was addressed. Many people think they’re being helpful when they do stuff like slow their words down for a HoH person but it really hinders their attempts at niceties and comes off more as patronizing than anything. Ableist actions like these are common in modern society, as deaf and HoH people begin to speak out about how this hurts them deeply. “The Break Up Lists” was the right menagerie of sibling relationships, LGBTQIA+ and HoH representation, and messy interconnected relationships that will certainly keep readers coming back for more!

Merged review:

4.7 RTC