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singlespeedahead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Violence
killjoycatlady'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Child death, Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
leila_scola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Child death
planning2read'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
4.0
Graphic: Excrement, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Blood
chelle22's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Violence
monicafaith4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Rape
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent
risemini's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Excrement, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Trafficking, and Violence
yennsciri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dragged down at points by weird pacing. but overall good. read triggers closely before starting this.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Trafficking
Moderate: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Gun violence
kp_writ's review against another edition
3.0
Very bleak and caused me to dissociate, so I admittedly skimmed through half the novel and therefore missed out on that poetic prose that was the strongest asset. The plot wallowed so much in its depressing and traumatic turns (of which there were many...) that it got in the way of any character development and relationship building. While the conflict between characters was very real and nuanced, the relationships themselves felt static and stubborn, usually forgotten when the two characters weren't interacting on the page.
In the end, each character felt less like a person and more like an object to project plot points and thematic messaging, which of course under baked any message that was conveyed. I cannot understate how much trauma these characters endured, and how unnecessary some of the descriptions and events seemed to me. While I don't doubt this amount of trauma is reality for some Black Americans, the overuse of it, in combination with some of the other weaknesses of this book, took away from the storytelling.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, and Rape
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, and Mental illness
stuffinmybrainhole's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Grief, Excrement, Drug use, Child death, Sexual content, Rape, and Misogyny