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gotnoculture's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Bullying and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
uhhjeepers's review
3.75
This is a fast-paced, vignette styled narrative that tells the coming of age story of the youngest of three brothers. This book really came together for me at the end, and I strongly recommend it. It is emotional and honest and the writing is spectacular. The growth from the narrative feeling like it’s told from a child to a teenager really stuck with me, like I could read the changes on the page.
Check for TWs. They’re brief and don’t go into excruciating detail, but I still definitely felt them.
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Outing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
kananineko's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, and Bullying
cococorycollins's review
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Drug use, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship
bay22's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Racism, Grief, Hate crime, Blood, Body shaming, and Forced institutionalization
Near drowning CW. Dental medical injury CW.callmeamelia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Violence and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Bullying
bail33'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
Many are rating it lower because of how sad it is, or because they expected typical novel composition, or because of the abruptness of the last chapter. I’ll say that the last chapter doesn’t feel abrupt if you’re picking up on the breadcrumbs left by Torres throughout the latter half of the book; the composition is absolutely perfect for the content, in my opinion because it mirrors the disjointedness that was the life of these brothers; and the sadness makes sense, as the book is loosely based off of Torres’ life and the sadness seems appropriate for the content and the amount he is reflecting on his upbringing. Everything in this novel felt right to me, and all of the artistic choices felt like they fit perfectly.
Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment
therainbowshelf'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape
Nonconsensual sex with a married partner, parents having sex in front of their childrenparasolcrafter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
emma_hensley'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
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship