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breadkingbread'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
4.0
Also a smaller spoiler but the whole "Isram" thing feels incredibly out of place. Like this book references real life cultures and bigotry so many times but she felt the need to create a whole new place which is obviously just there as a stand-in for like any "Arab" country? Just feels like it was made specifically so that these short parts of the book had a sort of fictionalized cloak on them while leaving everything else largely realistic (in terms of cultures) for reasons unknown to me.
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Classism, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
amberg25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail
ilsabelle's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Classism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, and Gun violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Incest, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Homophobia
emimcmanis'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Classism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
meic'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Classism, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, Racism, Incest, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Addiction
piikasmalls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Alcoholism, Incest, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Minor: Blood
shireenreid's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
I liked the book, but every time I came across racism (it was towards my people too) I contemplated not finishing it.
the writing style was good but i skipped over so many paragraphs cuz it got so slow and boring sometimes. I dont really care to read three paragraphs on what a tree looks like.
other than that, it was a good book. It actually made me shed a few tears.
Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Sexism, and Racism
emilyvelle'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Classism, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, and Bullying
Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Incest
shelbyalyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
rakkaussipsi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Drug abuse, Murder, Incest, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Misogyny
Minor: Antisemitism