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elise_nk's review against another edition
This book is beautifully written but it is so heartbreaking. The trauma depicted in the book was too much for my mental state at the time. I’ll certainly pick it up again someday, but for now I cannot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, and Violence
dmillet's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
terryma90's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
breeezy23's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cattpurrson's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Racial slurs
ha1eemah's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Wow. This story and its characters are so full, you feel so intensely for them and share their rage and sorrow over injustice and inhuman convictions and their simultaneous hope that goodness and truth will perhaps save the day. The reality that choice is a privilege is a punch to the gut, that ignorance is not blissful but is simply shallow, and that similar to the names and stories of characters in this book being forgotten and disavowed by each other, the theft of childhood and of choice is a non-fictional account. Stunned and touched.