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missgrangerr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
At first I was reading this book and was like "what am I doing?" I did not like it. It was slow moving and boring, however I pushed through. I was glad I did, as the ending approached I found myself moved to tears a few times. It ended up being a really beautiful story and moved me. I gave it three stars because although the ending was wonderful, getting to it was not easy.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, and Death
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
quirkyhelma's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really love this book. It was short straight to the point and emotional. Even tho the book isn’t plot driven I was hooked into the story. The characters were interesting not flat. I do have a critique about the diversity. It is set in the 70s but it was published in 2012 so keep that in mind. They were NO LGBTQ Characters. They were native people and it shows their struggles as those. But still the author makes the parents of one of the native people alcoholics. And they were racial slurs used. I’m not native, but it seemed kinda of to me. I still like the story and the way it shows the struggles of teenagers, wich arg still relevant today.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Bullying, and Body shaming
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