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jg34'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Vomit
kate_has_book_thoughts'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
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Infertility, Excrement, Blood, Physical abuse, Grief, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Hate crime, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Police brutality, Sexism, Classism, and Gun violence
michaelion'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
4.0
I don't know what impact this book left on me. I assume an important one. I still love the book despite the controversy, maybe also in spite of it. My grandmother was born in Jackson. She and Mae Mobley would've been a week apart, if they were both alive and real, respectively. Her side of the story, what would've been my grandmother's I mean, isn't shown, but maybe someone story she would've known was. Maybe her auntie or cousin or someone who she went to church with, had her mother not moved out of the South before she was three months old. I don't know. The story's very real. Whether or not it connects to you personally, who doesn't have a soft spot for those?
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Excrement, Grief, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicide
ashybear02'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Excrement, Child abuse, Cancer, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death, Classism, and Domestic abuse
amberlinanderson's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Infertility, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Pregnancy
juliaathomsonnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Classism
Moderate: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Infertility, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death
edesia_guest'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism, Chronic illness, Bullying, Body shaming, Abandonment, Misogyny, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
daisiesandbees'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
haleyscomet_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
dorianablu83's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Death