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mirandaschnoor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Sexual violence and Colonisation
nyi_ju's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
krisfailedtosubmit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia
stephtoriz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation
leogl's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
philosophicellie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
lizzieberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation
Racism throughout Sexual violence in chapter 15 and 22 Physical violence/assault in chapter 23meaghanslibrary'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The back end of the middle started to drag. The end felt rushed and fell a bit flat, I guess I was hoping for more, but not sure what I would have preferred instead.
I think this book would lead to good discussions in book clubs about authorship, representation, and race. Hmm I guess for the beginning part of the book and convos I’ll give it a 4. I think if you asked me to rate it early on it was a heavy contender for a 5, but the ending really just lacked. To some extent I did feel like the authors other work Babel had a bit of a rushed ending. But in that book I thought the beginning and middle dragged and the end saved it.
I give props to the author for branching out well into different genres.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
abi_g_mac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
June as an unreliable narrator is really unlikeable and her racism and lack of self awareness makes for uncomfortable reading (enjoyable, if like me you appreciate unlikeable characters).
Overall, good but I expected more which is probably the fault of all the hype.
Minor: Sexual violence
kitausu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Also, if you know much about any of the scandals of the book publishing world of the last few years, watch out for the references to real things!
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship