Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson

8 reviews

mgmotley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Bullying

charlie_cheese's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Boys will be boys or something

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Body horror, and Hate crime

indigosparrow's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Chronic illness, Cursing, Alcohol, Excrement, Homophobia, and Rape

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Self harm

allybee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Death, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, and Emotional abuse

dreher's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Bullying and Self harm

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape

packedjam's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

is this a terrible book? no, but i can't say i would particularly recommend it to anyone. so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

sharoniously's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

There are sections of the book that are beautiful and could be thier own book. But the in-between is boring,  badly paced and the ending was deeply unsatisfactory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship