Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

5 reviews

valpal77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Grief, and Self harm

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Ableism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement and Self harm

tanya_18's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book had a lot of lgbt+ representation, specifically for less common labels, compared to YA books and I really appreciated that. Romance played no part in the book but it was still interesting. I mainly loved this book because it was the first time a main character shared my sexual orientation, which is a huge thing when the most common type of lgbt+ representation in a book is a gay best friend, a gay couple if you are lucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Suicide

redbookpanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Okay this was more fucked up than I thought it would be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism and Bullying

morebedsidebooks's review

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Bullying, and Murder

This novel strongly features a cultish community.