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Nie poddawaj się by Rainbow Rowell

69 reviews

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

4.0

I find the second half of this book to be really fun and engaging, but the first half of the book drags for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia, Abandonment, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

starlessnights's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Minor: Homophobia

deezy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Death, Violence, and Religious bigotry

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Biphobia, Child death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and War

pennym_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying

callmekt's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

(Notes from the reading log)
* Basically Harry Potter but written by an American and arguably better? Though part of the point was to celebrate fanfiction and subvert a couple Chosen One tropes in the process
* But to me, it was kind of boring. It took too long for information or twists to come to light. And there was a lot of teenage drama that didn't jive with the main themes? Unless I didn't read enough to see how it all came together. 
* In the end, I was excited to read Wayward Son (and hey I still might) but it was too much to finish this one
* Agatha was my favorite character. She seemed the most self-aware about her predicament/relationship with the main character, Simon Snow, who didn't really endear himself to me
* DNF'd ~75% 
* Read September 2020 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Simon Snow is bi; his rival/love interest is gay

alainam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Bullying, and Sexual content

lennie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I do love this series, but I've only recently become fully aware of the extent of Rainbow Rowell's issues--namely, her racism in her earlier book Eleanor & Park, and her subsequent lack of apology or any form of acknowledgement of the harm she's caused. Eleanor & Park continues to be her most well-known and successful work, and it's being adapted into a movie, and Rowell still hasn't done *anything* to make up for its racism. Which is inexcusable, and leads me to think I shouldn't support her or her work moving forward. 

I don't believe the art and the artist can be separated much in this case--not when she has refused to listen to those she's harmed, or acknowledged said harm at all. I don't think Rowell or her work should be supported, at least for now. I won't be buying any of her future books unless she fully reckons with the harm her racism has caused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Confinement, Kidnapping, Suicide, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder