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nojerama's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I've never read a book that so accurately captures what it's like growing from girl to teenager and desperately wanting to be a grown-up, but you also just never want your childhood to end. I want to hug all the women and girls in this book forever. Contrary to almost every other review, I love that "nothing happened". Nothing was supposed to happen. And I love it for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape and Domestic abuse
shaipanda's review
1.5
I really really did not like this and it just wasn’t for me. As someone else’s review said there’s just a lot of unaddressed things and also a lot of subtle or blatant racism, fat phobia, sexism etc that’s just never addressed and I get that the characters are young and it’s from their perspective but I really just did not enjoy this
Additionally I just have a personal preference where I don’t really tend to like books where the whole vibe is just - sad which this book 100% is
I figured I’d give this a 2.75 or 3 in the middle but I just disliked it more and more the further I went
Additionally I just have a personal preference where I don’t really tend to like books where the whole vibe is just - sad which this book 100% is
I figured I’d give this a 2.75 or 3 in the middle but I just disliked it more and more the further I went
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism and Fatphobia
Minor: Pregnancy and Rape
orlagal's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Violence
robinks's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A coming-of-age tale with some sprinkled in family drama and rampant sexism. I felt a bit unresolved at the end (though I suppose that’s the point), and I didn’t have positive feelings towards the main character. I would’ve liked to see more of the other characters’ storylines expanded upon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape
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