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chs2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
nkmustdie'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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Classism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pedophilia, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Outing, Murder, Medical content, Infidelity, Hate crime, and Death
diana_dea's review against another edition
I finally decided to dnf the book after the main character basically said that having sex with a child is okay if he's over 14. Yikes.
Thing is, I don't know how much of this might be a realistic portrayal of what life for a privileged gay man in that time and place would have been, which is why it took me so long to decide to stop reading it. I think there is some value in this book, but it's just not for me.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Rape
phlegmfatale's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Rape, and Racial slurs