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bloo_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Child death
theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
vermethys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Bullying and Child death
Minor: Child abuse
dazedl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Reading this after having watched the movie a few times during my childhood, I gotta say the movie did a very excellent job in amplifying the sadness of Leslie's death. The book added more character into Jess' family background that the movie didn't quite touch upon.
But I think this is one of the rare cases where I preferred the movie more than the book.
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Bullying
aely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Cancer, and Misogyny
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Grief
allysm0llbean's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
blitz_ramna'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
4.75
At first, Jesse Aarons was not a well-liked character. I thought he was dull and small-minded until I kept on reading. Then did I understood why he was the way he was. I actually grew to like him in the end.
As for Leslie, I loved her imagination and the way she helped Jesse to slowly be himself without feeling shunned and an outcast.
I admired their friendship, even if it was short lived.
Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse
claudine2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, and Grief
booknerdz28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Child death
They make the main character slightly to obsessed with one of his teachers in my opinion.