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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
god giving this 1 star feels so harsh (give us half stars goodreads you animals) but like. i really didn’t care about much of what went on here
i truly did not care for Zippy as a MC. she annoyed me, along with most of the other characters tbh. i feel like all of the important themes - body image/fatphobia in the 80s, AIDS panic, being a late bloomer, seeing how your parents’ lives turned out and wanting to avoid the same fate - were super shallow, and i wish the author would have done deeper dives on some of these things.
im bummed tbh. i thought this would be a fun, very 80s atmospheric read, but to me it just came off as a bunch of vaguely annoying or unlikable characters killing time in the boston store at southridge mall
i truly did not care for Zippy as a MC. she annoyed me, along with most of the other characters tbh. i feel like all of the important themes - body image/fatphobia in the 80s, AIDS panic, being a late bloomer, seeing how your parents’ lives turned out and wanting to avoid the same fate - were super shallow, and i wish the author would have done deeper dives on some of these things.
im bummed tbh. i thought this would be a fun, very 80s atmospheric read, but to me it just came off as a bunch of vaguely annoying or unlikable characters killing time in the boston store at southridge mall
lighthearted
fast-paced
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Abandonment
Minor: Medical content
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated