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d00rframe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Miscarriage, Abortion, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction
daydaybookbay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really liked the format with the letters. It is such a unique idea that brings the reader to be more involved with the story. It's as if Charlie left these letters to the reader directly, so you are more emotionally invested in his life.
I didn't catch a particular running plotline, but more watching Charlie grow over time. There are a lot of events noted, but none of them are more important than the others. It's really just "Hey, here's what happened the past couple of days!" It's really the reader catching Charlie's vibe and finding what he found important for the day.
There are quite a few bits of traumatic experiences involved in his letters. Most have little detail. Part of me wishes we knew more of the details to aid in character development. The other part appreciates the way it is because Charlie's letters would not include those parts anyway. It feels more authentic and true to his character to make a statement so the reader understands but respects his friends/ family by stating the minimum.
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Rape, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Homophobia, and Drug use
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Abortion, Incest, and Outing
violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, Sexual content, Grief, Rape, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide, Drug use, and Child death
Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, and Child abuse
Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, and Toxic friendship
laylawren'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Grief, Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Outing, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Minor: Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Incest, Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship
goldnhabitx'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: Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child death, Violence, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Rape, and Infidelity
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Maybe it's me, maybe I missed something, maybe I gotta give it a reread but I feel like the childhood assault was placed in there randomly at the end. It didn't feel wrong, but it didn't feel right. Not like csa ever could, but there's a time and place, ideally, and this just didn't make as much sense narratively, especially that close to the end. I suppose one could argue real life is full of surprises and the book is supposed to depict that, but to that I say bullshit. Little moments here and there about his auntie, alright, but it's a very touchy subject and I don't think it got the respect and conversation it deserved. So, negative points.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Pedophilia, and Drug use
Minor: Child death, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Mental illness, Racism, and Racial slurs
kiran__'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
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Child death, and Homophobia
Moderate: Mental illness and Rape
readerreading234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Outing, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, and Child death
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Medical content