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bernard_black's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
jesserebekah's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racism
123urmom's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed hearing Max’s backstory. It was a well-written book. I would rate it a 5 because I like the book but I don’t actually like the book because it goes into detail about the abuse Max sees in her home. I do not recommend it to anyone who does not like reading abt that stuff.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Billy and his father are very very abusive and bigoted. Be safe please, I loved this book but it is very triggeringraqo's review
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
i liked that it gave me insight on max’s thoughts and backstory but there wasn’t much else to it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism
qi_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
the ending was so wholesome i was dancing the whole way through and truly ate this shit up.
objectively how good is this? it's actually not badly written so i'll give it that. the author didn't rely too heavily on the shows plot however, this is the only one of the stranger things books that place during the time of the show so i guess i understand why she felt the need to include crucial scenes for max's character. but, i did find those segments a little boring. only when she started to elaborate upon that was it much more engaging.
tw: broken families and children of divorce are clearly a driving topic so if that may be distressing maybe give it a skip
objectively how good is this? it's actually not badly written so i'll give it that. the author didn't rely too heavily on the shows plot however, this is the only one of the stranger things books that place during the time of the show so i guess i understand why she felt the need to include crucial scenes for max's character. but, i did find those segments a little boring. only when she started to elaborate upon that was it much more engaging.
tw: broken families and children of divorce are clearly a driving topic so if that may be distressing maybe give it a skip
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
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