Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

3 reviews

tina94's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

The only qualm I have with this book is that all the many characters and names became indistinguishable at some point. Powerful and moving stuff otherwise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Biphobia, Car accident, Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

body image issues

nervousyoungman's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Moderate: Deadnaming, Ableism, Transphobia, Mental illness, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Vomit, Confinement, Body shaming, Acephobia/Arophobia, Biphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Car accident

alouette's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very diverse and beautiful, but definitely a difficult read with a lot of tragedy. I have a lot of respect for the how the topics of racism, poverty, ableism, and more were handled. But I did find fault in how many of the side characters existed only to prop up the main character. Obviously they're his friends, but they felt very one dimensional compared to his (Moss') complexities. 

Even if the ending is slightly ambiguous, it gives a strong message about a fight that's not over and how it will be fueled by support for each other- and anger, in the best way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia, Deadnaming, and Transphobia