Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

5 reviews

hollowhallow13's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, and Body shaming

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted 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

Wow. This may be one of the best YA books I have ever read. This is marketed as YA but I really appreciate the author for making this more adult and not treating the characters like children in a way where these characters are going through some really tough things, navigating racism and being bullied at school. The characters felt so real, their character development felt so genuine. 

This book I feel needs more hype, more people need to read this important book about racism as a young person and handling falling out of friendships, processing aging grandparents and the pain of them losing their memories, parents fighting and maybe not having the healthiest relationship. Those are a lot of things that kids go through and are real things teen have to deal with. I thought this author did such an amazing job balancing all of these moments and walking us through as the characters are processing and walking out all of this too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Racism, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Racial slurs

artsyxbookish's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

jasminealizae's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.0

This book was decent. I enjoyed the little plot twist it wasn’t what I was expecting it to be and although it had a third act breakup it wasn’t because of the typical miscommunication. It did feel like it dragged on a few chapters too long, but overall it was sort of entertaining. Carter and Quinn were cute. I’d be interested in reading a second book about Olivia and Auden’s relationship. Loved that it has my favorite quote from Bring It On “You’ve been touched by an angel girl.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Bullying, Racism, and Toxic friendship

maymoo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I literally could not put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism