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kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit and Drug use
agavemonster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy
erickaonpaper's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol and Death
btothebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Vomit
omnipresent_photon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, and Sexism
laurensilva'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? Yes
4.25
I do love how Choi switches between first and third person narration, especially with Karen, underscoring the difference between what a person remembers and what "actually" happened. For example, Karen's initial first-person telling of what happened between her and Sarah is that Karen went away to "Bible school" for the "fall and winter of [her] junior year" and Sarah struck out alone to London. Then about 70 pages later, we get a third-person telling of "the truth."
I do think we could have done without the final section with Claire. I feel like that story line cheapens the rest of the book, turning it more into a soap opera drama.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Vomit, and Car accident
ravensalwaysreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder
rmperezpadilla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pedophilia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
levc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Homophobia, Outing, Drug use, and Pregnancy
mia_merrill's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Drug use, Alcohol, Vomit, and Bullying
Minor: Pregnancy and Terminal illness