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meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Oh, note: I highly recommend the audiobook for this one! It's phenomenal!
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Misogyny, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
haza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
Minor: Toxic relationship, Blood, and War
aimeefranks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
ethiriel's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism
trussell12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
thyroyalreader's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Death
Moderate: Suicide
niffty's review against another edition
4.0
The book goes back and forth between the past and present. We get to see Chick as a kid. He pushed back his mom and often sided with his abusive father. He talks about times his mom stood up for him and times that he did not stand up for his mom. We get to see all the main events up to the point his mom died.
It is a more slower paced story. It goes back and forth between past and present. We get to see flashbacks from when he was younger and what events took place before his mom died.
Mitch in this book is really good at show don’t tell. Even some chapters are simple because Chick is a child. He doesn’t even understand what is going on at that time but you can feel the pain from the scene.
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Emotional abuse
freddieleather's review against another edition
4.5
I felt immersed in this narrative in such a way as though these people were not just people written on a page. I thought I was in their family, defending them, protecting them and listening to all side. Beautiful.
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
mbailee's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts