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huntress's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Classism, Car accident, Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Death, and Pregnancy
nini23's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
spooderman'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
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Addiction, Child death, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Animal death, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy and Animal cruelty
robinks'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
5.0
Graphic: Classism and Blood
Moderate: Medical content and Death
Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Car accident
thewordsdevourer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
the story delves into themes of death and life, mortality and remembering, and does so movingly in almost every chapter, w/ the last one being esp heartfelt. the incorporation of hinduism and its gods, as well as the indian setting, are also clever and refreshingly diverse. the art can be stunning at times as well (esp the establishing panels), detailed yet never suffocating.
however, the pacing can be off sometimes, and focus on laila's search for darius means we dont learn too deeply abt the characters, thus not having much emotional connection w/ them. certain chapters also feel like merely a vehicle to reach the patterned end of laila's death.
still, this book's a breath of fresh air in many respects, and i enjoy it.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Car accident and Classism
Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness