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haileyeh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
alexcribbs's review
4.0
In some ways it feels like we’ve come pretty far in terms of how deep into a certain topic (eg. racism in our justice system) we’re comfortable going compared to how deep this book seems to go, but I think there’s a lot more to unpack here than what first meets the eye.
Minor: Rape and Alcoholism
mattyvreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It’s a not-so-far-fetched fiction which is unfortunately, equally relevant today. It is so much more than a love story, although few succeed in painting as clear and honest a picture of humanity as Baldwin.
It’s hard to write a review for this book because words fail to describe it’s poignance and import. Absolutely everyone should read this book.
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Suicide
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Homophobia
clapyourshands's review
- 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: Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Stalking, Suicide, Cursing, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
beepsheep's review
- 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? No
5.0
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism
lilifane's review
- 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
But it was sooo good. The writing is phenommenal, maybe not for everyone but I noted down so many beautiful and powerful quotes. It made me feel all the emotions, joy, happiness, sadness, anger.
The story is told from Tish's perspective, a 19 year old pregnant black girl whose fiance Fonny is in jail accused of rape. It's a story about love and (found) family, and it's about racism and police brutality. You get to know Tish's and Fonny's love story from the beginning and their desperate fight for justice with everything they got. But you also get to know Tish and Fonny as well as their families in such an intimate way. The bondings between the characters made me tear up all the time. It's such a short book but I fell in love with these characters and they will probably not leave me anytime soon.
Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Suicide
readinghavoc's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexism, Rape, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Cursing