Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

7 reviews

hyperpension's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Transphobia, Sexual content, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death, Misogyny, and Abandonment

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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: Drug abuse, Grief, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Outing, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Cancer, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, Excrement, and Infidelity

dawntin's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

This book was unabashedly horny, funny, and cringey. Jonny goes through so much crap, being stuck in the double bind of anti-indigenous sentiment from white people, and homophobia from native people. Still, he owns his identity, even when he’s doing questionable things, like wearing his native regalia for his clients. I think the story jumped around too much for me to fully get into it and understand the timeline. But as jarring and confusing as it was to read from Jonny’s perspective, I was still rooting for him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

innocentce's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

ce_read's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Bullying, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

There's a scene involving a belly button that I can think would really wig some people out

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

zombiezami's review

adventurous dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

2.75

I’m glad this book exists, but it isn’t for me. I have a hard time with stories where teens are just constantly suffering, and that’s what this felt like to me. It was hard to get through. Still, I appreciate what the book taught me about Cree culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Chronic illness

Minor: Genocide and Kidnapping