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m_hates_reading'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
4.0
A queer, first-love romance, but set in 1989 New York and based in the AIDS crisis - it’s one of the most moving books I’ve read. It’s been sat on my bookshelf since I originally came out in 2020, and I never bothered to read it until now. Im actually glad I didn’t read it when I first got it, bc I don’t think I would have been able to appreciate the imagery and symbolism as well.
Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Outing, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
bootsmom3'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
just_one_more_paige'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual content
19becky97'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer
s0rry_im_b00ked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Grief
brynngaybee'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
4.75
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, and Police brutality
moatzilla'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
hannahmayhere'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
4.25
*explanation content warning on aphobia* one character does say a few times some aphobic lines ( sex is needed for a relationship, sex is ultimate goal of all relationships, everyone wants it, etc.) and it goes unchallenged because they are the character’s thoughts. Part of this could be explained as he is a high schooler grappling with fear due to the AIDS epidemic but it still read as invalidating. So just a warning to fellow aces!
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, and Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Islamophobia
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Ableism
kharlan3's review against another edition
Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Excrement, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Genocide
tinana'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: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Minor: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, and Vomit