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atomicbritt'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
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Fatphobia
brotestantethic'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
3.0
Every single character in this book is a walking red flag, including main character Mickey. Mickey victimizes herself in her interpersonal relationships to an overwhelming extent, which contributes to the rawness of it. I really liked the notion that a woman can both stand for Black queerness and be flawed. I do think this would have been effective had she grown in a more obvious way. The homecoming is smart in that it suggests a rebirth, but Mickey falls back into the same patterns when she moves back to New York. At the end, she’s succumbed to capitalistic expectations that she previously criticized.
The plot is poorly spaced. The beginning is arguably the best part of the book, the middle is drawn out, and the ending is severely rushed.
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Lesbophobia
peachani's review
- 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: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol
maceydowns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism
deetabz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol