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caseythereader's review
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Animal death, Car accident, Infidelity, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Cancer
tomnoor's review against another edition
dark
sad
3.0
It’s not that I didn’t like this book, it’s just that the entire thing read as if it were an introductory chapter to the real story which we never get to.
Also, just a weird thing I noticed and totally unrelated to the plot or themes- I counted at least 10 occasions when a character’s primary physical description was just whether they were skinny or not. No hair color, no clothing description…idk, it felt very insidious to me, like no wonder little kids grow up so self conscious when YA messaging is subtly insisting that weight is their most important attribute. Part of this is maybe bc the characters are going through adolescence and are hyper aware of changing bodies, but it just felt unnecessary that even in apocalyptic times the 23 year old narrator was still so focused on how much those children (let’s be real, mostly the girls) had weighed ten years earlier.
Also, just a weird thing I noticed and totally unrelated to the plot or themes- I counted at least 10 occasions when a character’s primary physical description was just whether they were skinny or not. No hair color, no clothing description…idk, it felt very insidious to me, like no wonder little kids grow up so self conscious when YA messaging is subtly insisting that weight is their most important attribute. Part of this is maybe bc the characters are going through adolescence and are hyper aware of changing bodies, but it just felt unnecessary that even in apocalyptic times the 23 year old narrator was still so focused on how much those children (let’s be real, mostly the girls) had weighed ten years earlier.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Cancer, and Terminal illness
kstericker's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent
sophiemiles's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, and Death of parent
fionac326's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
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