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amphibianwitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Cuando empecé a leer este libro buscando representación aro/ace, no me esperaba una historia tan potente y contada con tanta delicadeza y cotidianidad al mismo tiempo.
Es cierto que he encontrado la representación que buscaba y me ha encantado, en particular, sentirme identificada con esa experiencia de estar en clase mientras todo el mundo habla de relaciones, sintiendo que pasa algo raro, que no entiendes nada, que la conversación te incomoda pero no sabes por qué. También he encontrado mucha más representación: sáfica, trans, disca y poc.
Pero «Hazel's theory of evolution» es principalmente una novela sobre la vida y la muerte, sobre los cambios, sobre el dolor y la esperanza. Sobre cómo recuperarse y lidiar con los traspiés, con los malos momentos, desde algo tan cotidiano como cambiar de colegio hasta el duelo por alguien. Ojalá tradujeran este libro al español porque es muy bonito, aunque también triste. Es agridulce, como la vida.
Graphic: Medical content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage and Bullying
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
camill3's review
- 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
Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ladygetslit's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Grief
emmieclassix'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Medical content, and Death
emstewart23's review
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
ninjamuse'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
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
babyleo'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
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
antimony's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
(this was really good! i loved the characters so so much!!!)
Graphic: Miscarriage
eniahreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Hazel was unbearable, obnoxious, and that even for a 13 year old teen. I had a hard time bearing all of her thoughts, that was sometimes really hard and harsh against the other characters or a certain group of people (I got in my mind this example: saying that cheerleaders and football players don't have any sign of intelligence). All other characters around her were really lovely, may it be her mothers, her older brother, or even Catarina and Yosh - I loved them all, and they are the ones who made me smile or touched me.
Overall the story was pretty classic and based on her new school's life, her best friend distancing herself from Hazel, and the fact that one of her moms is pregnant and everything around risky pregnancy.
I got sold this book as a good aroace representation, but to me, besides a quick talk from Mimi in the last chapter that came out of nowhere, and the author's note, there were no real representation. Yes, we could see it that way, but if you don't read the author's note telling us Hazel's aroace, you couldn't tell: there's no introduction of asexuality and aromantism, Hazel isn't questionning, we barely bring the subject. All we know is that Hazel is a nerdy girl and has a more scientific approach on this, like everything else in her life.
Of course as the author says it, she is. But I also disliked the fact that in that note, the author said she thought about writing the words clearly and wished to bring it with Hazel but didn't do it - why not? Why not doing a rightful representation and introduction of both, specially in a middle grade book, where it's needed for youngers that age questionning themself and thinking they're weird??
Anyway, I was glad it was easy to read because it was a very meh book to me.
BIG TW: miscarriage, and grief related to it.
There are harsh words and thoughts said about all of this. For people who can relate to one or the other, it might be difficult. More details:
Graphic: Miscarriage
morganperks'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: Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Vomit, and Racism