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meow_gal's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I really loved this book. I related a lot to jay and his experience with language because omg do I have terrible tagalog skills. I really love jay as a mc because 1) he’s very relatable 2) he’s not like some other dumb mc 3) he acknowledged he was wrong when he was wrong. I liked how instead of saying jun was innocent and didn’t do drugs they accepted the fact while he had flaws and and started using and selling it doesn’t change the good he did. I think this book did well talking about the issues in the Philippines especially about the drug war and it’s effects on the people. It’s also nice to see more contemporary books with Filipino mc’s have lgbtq+ side characters and this book did shine light on homophobia in the Philippines. I saw that most with Tito Manning’s logic with jun. overall it had a nice storyline and mystery plot. Really hit home with me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Rape
Minor: Colonisation and Lesbophobia
noskills's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.25
Reflecting on reporting on Palestine, writer Nathan Thrall recalls a colleague feeling “so sick of having to perform tragedies in order to be humanized.” The sentiment is familiar to many oppressed groups in the United States, but also to those around the world. Patron is the story of an American teen confronting this tension as he uncovers his familial roots.
Filipino-American Jay is in a disaffected malaise as he heads towards the end of his senior year in high school, but the unexpected death of his cousin Jun jolts him awake and drives him back to the Philippines to uncover what really happened. The story is broadly about Jay and his family’s grief, but to process this the teen must embrace both the rich connection of being a descendent of this land, as well as accept the complicity of being an American in a space colonized by the United States. Grief and cub journalism make this homecoming a deep dive with an ending well worth the ride.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, and Racism
Minor: Physical abuse and Rape
lylacks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Police brutality
Moderate: Homophobia and Body horror
Minor: Rape and Trafficking
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