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carnivalchimera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
skysbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Abandonment
divi_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
kateh0321's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gun violence
nekoshka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Child abuse, and Racial slurs
and_the_ocean_burned's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Hate crime, Child abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
courtneym93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Minor: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide
emnime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Death of parent
a_alves00's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, and Racism
phantomgecko's review
- 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
4.0
Though it's a pretty significant part of the story, I didn't love the Mary worship. Black Madonna? Awesome, great great honey label. But literally worshipping an idol does not appeal to me. Some of the sentiments were fine. Finding the mother within yourself and such.
I enjoy books that come with discussion questions in the back because I'm not in a book group and like thinking at least a little critically about novels. The first question in this one was about T Ray, whether it was surprising to find out he used to be different. And it led me to an appreciation of how the novel played out.
Moderate: Hate crime, Child abuse, Grief, Racism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide