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acecatlady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
The adult/minor relationship is explicit in that it is unquestionably there. It isn't graphically depicted.nicolescottwv'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
itsjadenbaby'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
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail
robinks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia
rain08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pedophilia
kathleencoughlin'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
3.5
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
candycain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
fsethompson'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: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
ducksfloat's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
jmcordero's review against another edition
4.0
There are a few warnings I would put in for teenage suicide and an inappropriate student-teacher relationship; however, contrary to what some reviewers suggest, neither of these are romanticized one bit. This book is told from the first-person viewpoint of a teenager, so I didn't expect it to come out with a flashing message of 'THIS IS WRONG', nor should anyone else. Teenagers view themselves as older and often don't understand when they are being taken advantage of by adults. The book still made it clear that the relationship was wrong without having to explicitly state it by simply showing us how miserable it made the main character -- and how lonely she felt having to hide it. For anyone who thinks the book didn't do an adequate job of pearl-clutching over this relationship, I'd recommend reading the memoir 'Being Lolita' by Alisson Wood, being the firsthand account of a woman who, as a teenager, was groomed by a teacher. By comparing the two, I think this book does an excellent job of showing the perspective of a teen in this situation.
Ultimately, I think that this relationship made the ending all the more powerful. The last page is perfectly poetic. The parallels are spot-on.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Drug use, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol