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clemrain'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
The sex scenes are not in there for fun. Nothing romantic about it. I skimmed or skipped over them because they were just hard to read.b0ygenius'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
[revisit, 3/22/22] this book stuck with me a lot more than i thought it would. revisited the second part today and yeah it still hit just as hard. absolutely gutting. perfectly captures the feeling of first love and secret relationships, especially ones where you’re young and naive and taken advantage of. the story with trevor reminds me so much of my first relationship so it just hits So hard for me. the poem at the end is just incredible too probably my favorite from vuong. so many incredible quotes from this section but “you who crawled from the wreck of summer like sons leaving their mothers’ bodies” always knocks me out. i have to physically put down the book after i read that. incredible
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion
lucinotlucy'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
jojo_'s review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
333va's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, and War
mbichaela'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
4.0
i would love to thank my friend for gifting me this book <3. this book holds a powerful yet heartbreaking story in it and it has so many beautiful quotable lines in it. this was lovely gorgeous writing, yet the story was hard to read. i'll remember this book till the end of my life because in the process of reading this my classmate died. so, i continued reading this book while i was coping with grief and it made the whole experience much more intense.
The rules, they were already inside us.
... is no longer a destination.
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and War
anyname's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Abortion
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Medical content
unsaturated_phat'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, and War
andprevatte'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and War
tahsintries's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Grief
Minor: War