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jacq_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Abortion and Alcohol
redtreebranch'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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
madisone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
miathorup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
jordynkw'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
booksillremember'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The father-daughter bond is one of the most beautiful I've seen, yet I was annoyed with the father for his 'delusional treatment' of reality - until it started to make sense.
I'm glad McDaniel finally got to publish this book after 20 years of fighting for it and being rejected because a 'boy protagonist would sell better'. And I'm grateful to the women who shared their stories.
This book would have been 5 stars for me if it had been 150ish pages shorter. It was quite hard to get through because it felt repetitive to me. I understand that this repetition might just be there to capture the nature of growing up financially poor and naturally rich in the Appalachians.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
mald626's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
ragoreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, and Violence
alysereadsbooks'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
4.5
Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse
strangie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Pregnancy