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johaenen'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
ichbinclamp's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
lit_with_lauren'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
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
alyssalee2022'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? No
5.0
I don't know where to begin with this, other than this may be one of my favorite reads of all time.
Incredibly difficult topics, intense grief, depression, religious trauma, etc., are covered in such a poetic way. Although my experiences will never quite be the same as a black immigrant in the south, living in Alabama, living in the evangelical south, is an experience that can transcend demographics. That connection helped me to connect to Gifty and her experiences in a way that I wouldn't otherwise be able to.
Gifty's bridge between science and God/spirituality, and how one or the other wasn't quite enough for her life and curiosity, was particularly poignant. Needing both, rather than one or the other, to make sense of her lived experiences and hardships is something I can attest to. To watch Gifty come to this point, to see her brother's addiction and mother's depression through her eyes and watch her desperately attempt to make sense of both and what they meant for her life and theirs, gripped my heart with such an intensity I don't know if I'll ever get over it.
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
eldritch_flower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I'm not spiritual or religious at all, so a lot of this book didn't quite his the mark for me because I just couldn't relate to that aspect.
But otherwise it was a powerful read about trauma, pain, and familial relationships.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism
camprocter'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
4.5
Moderate: Addiction and Suicide
adeliab'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abandonment
fromstephspages'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? Yes
5.0
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Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
partylaundromat'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide
emmagreenwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy