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rustedtrains's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Child death and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs
sundayfever's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Violence, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs
kristiniad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Animal death, Murder, Child death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
traingossip's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality and Death
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicide
a major theme of the novel concerns poverty and starvation. As is police brutality, though in the context of the book against poor white people.signeskov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Death, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Miscarriage
gabriella_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Let me start with the problems.
I have some critiques. First - I felt like it didn’t capture the breadth of displaced Americans for the time. Second - It was very white-centric and seemed to buy into Manifest Destiny shit. I take major issue with both of these. These are my narrative issues
Clearly not as pressing but the pacing at point was inconsistent and dragged on. But I know at points that was the point.
Now the pros.
I really loved the way Ma and Tom were characterized throughout. The family relations at points felt complex. There were really moving moments throughout, and great commentary that’s still relevant now.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Beautiful writing, brilliant story. Touching, hard, raw.
It deals with a very real problem, a problem as relevant now as ever. The consequences of capitalism, of greed, of money as a ruler are spread thought out this book.
If there is one thing to take away from this book is that solidarity and kindness will always be the weapon of the people. It’s at the darkest times, the people come closer, the people speak up, the people rise up.
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Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Animal death, Xenophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexism, Grief, Misogyny, and Colonisation
mondovertigo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Animal death, Pregnancy, Classism, Violence, Abandonment, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racial slurs
emilymhb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Police brutality
the_annia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Classism, Miscarriage, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Murder and Blood