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blossom's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia and Fatphobia
mooneyreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia
cuteasamuntin's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Excrement
maxandrambo's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Fatphobia
madeleinebay's review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic friendship
atrkula's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia
stellamcvey's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have no idea how to rate books so the 4 stars are mainly based on nostalgia. God I love Georgia, she’s funny, absolutely flawed and her slight moments of realisation of this are hilarious. It is sad that I don’t have the full belly laughs I used to when reading this because now I know all the jokes by heart, but they never fail to make me smile. Her and Jas’s relationship is one of my favourites because I do love a complex female friendship (have I somehow managed to connect Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging to Elena Ferrante??) and I’m not exaggerating when I say that this book built my sense of humour from the ground up. Plus, as a narrative of the teenage female experience it’s eerily accurate even 20 years later. HOWEVER this has aged BADLY. The blatant lesbophobia and fatphobia gobsmacked me (they are all technically throwaway jokes but they’re prevalent throughout all of the book and the series as a whole) so if you’re upset by those things I would not recommend in the slightest and honestly the (too late) realisation of those things soured the read for me. I do love this book and I guess it’s my problematic fave (??), but I’m not trying to excuse those things at all - it’s a real shame that it’s such a product of its time because otherwise it’s a good read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Lesbophobia
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