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graece_03'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Car accident
longicauda's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident
kebbi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
theinkwyrm'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
good_names_dont_exist'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Child abuse
brtvajes1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer
poggorseel'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
4.25
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Car accident
thessa_ggn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Death, and Grief
reclusivebookslug'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? Yes
4.0
After rereading, I think the reason I felt so connected with this character, and perhaps why my friend noticed similarities between us, is that Willow is heavily coded as autistic (or some flavor of neurodivergent, at least). I didn't know then, but I am also autistic.
Sometimes implying characters to be neurodivergent but not explicitly saying so is annoying to me, but in this case, I almost prefer it to be unstated. Firstly because Willow has a savant-level memory and level of intelligence for a 12-year-old, and the trope of autistic savants is pretty played by now. Sure, they exist, but they're not the norm for autistics (even those of us considered "high-functioning") and the conflation of autism with the trope of the strange genius can be harmful to the community. (It is accurate to point out that many undiagnosed masked autistic children, especially autistic girls and people of color, are often considered "gifted" in school.) Secondly, because it makes Dell's evaluation of her as a super-special one-of-a-kind kid seem very silly, because autism is relatively common and he is literally a school counselor. Writing her as neurodiverse but not labeling her as such allows both autistic and non-autistic readers to relate to different parts of her character while not perpetuating stereotypes.
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
saucywench813'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Infertility
Minor: Car accident and Cancer