Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

3 reviews

anjh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

as are all of Alice Oseman’s books this was a very easy read, the short chapters are just *chefs kiss*. the characters were also very likeable and diverse which is always rly nice to see. bonus points for having a trans character, multiple lgbt characters and a hijabi Muslim! such a diverse cast is so rare in books these days i feel. 

to be honest i found myself not being able to really really get into it because the band and fandom theme wasn’t really my thing but it was still good nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Violence

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

As someone who has participated in multiple different fandom spaces, some of the things in this book immediately put me on the defensive. But I think it was good for me to flex those muscles and really examine how I and other people were interacting within fandoms. I also think that these main characters did a lot of things that I might not do or want them to do, but I think that made me engage with the text more as well. Definitely an interesting read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Confinement, Transphobia, Biphobia, and Racism

sophiafaurs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, and Confinement

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Grief, Dysphoria, and Transphobia