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greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Transphobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Bullying
booksthatburn's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
My favorites in the collection are “Be Cool for Once”, “Don’t Pass Me By”, “Catch, Pull, Drive”, and “Super Human”. There’s a lot of variation in setting, theme, and character backgrounds across the stories, so it’s hard to pin down a theme of the collection, except that the point was to have a lot of variety. Most of the stories are deeply intertwined with a character's marginalized identity, sometimes they're about the way the characters are marginalized and in a few of them they get to just exist. Overall it works and it’s well worth checking out.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Bullying, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Cursing
Minor: Ableism, Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident
Eraser Tattoo: No major CWs. Meet Cute: CW for ableism (minor), misogyny, claustrophobia. TW for Harry Potter reference (page 35). Don’t Pass Me By: CW for racism, bullying. Be Cool for Once: No major CWs. Tags: CW for gun violence, violence, police brutality, murder, death. Why I Learned to Cook: No major CWs. A Stranger at the Bochinche: CW for violence. A Boy’s Duty: CW for racism. One Voice: CW for racism. Paladin/Samurai: CW for homophobia, racism. Kodama’s Ramen Shop: CW for racism, ableism, grief, parental death (backstory). Catch, Pull, Drive: CW for dysphoria, homophobia, transphobia, misgendering, cursing, bullying. Super Human: CW for racism, gun violence (backstory), police brutality (backstory), car accident (backstory), parental death (backstory).
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