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robinks'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Stalking, Outing, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Transphobia, and Vomit
vampirerat's review
- 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
4.5
I think I enjoyed Angel/Fereshteh's pov more than Jimmy's, though Jimmy was an interesting character too. I was a bit frustrated by how he was treated by Rowan throughout, and how Rowan acted in general (and I don't think this resolved itself by the end of the book).
This perhaps could work well as a trilogy instead of one book so that the characters and relationships could be more fleshed out? With Juliet and Angel too. But that's just a thought. Still really loved it :)
Lister was so interesting as a character and I would love to read a book about him !!
Also love how seamless/"not a big thing" the aspects of gender, race and religion felt in this. Love love love reading trans characters (feels a bit surreal) and love to read non white main characters.
Read it in 3 days without really stopping so that's saying something!!
Listened to this in audiobook form on Borrowbox.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship
mels_reading_log'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, Stalking, and Outing
anjh'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
abby271's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
fairy_internet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Transphobia, Medical content, and Outing
emmitt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, and Classism
crufts'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
4.5
> Please, God, please, I want to believe. I want it to be real more than I want to be alive.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Medical content
Mental illness - Depression: Although not explicitly stated, it is implied that Angel is depressed as she clings to the Ark, the only thing that brings her any happiness.Mental illness - Anxiety; Disassociation: Suffered by Jimmy.
Alcohol, Alcoholism: Lister gets drunk... frequently.
Blood: A few characters are injured and bleeding.
Cursing: A number of F- and S-bombs are dropped.
Adult/minor relationship: Brief mention of one between a 16-year-old and a 32-year-old. It is immediately condemned.
Death: A few of Jimmy's family members have passed away. He also fears the death of a living relative.
Drug abuse: Mentioned in the context of the rockstar lifestyle.
Transphobia: A journalist makes a veiled transphobic remark to Jimmy.
Medical content: There is a brief mention of Jimmy taking his hormone replacement therapy medication via injection.
Suicidal thoughts: Angel and Jimmy suffer from suicidal thoughts during their darkest moments.
Suicide: It is heavily implied that Jimmy's great-grandfather passed away by suicide, following a struggle with severe anxiety.
There is no Islamophobia towards the Muslim protagonist, Angel.
There is no deadnaming of the trans man protagonist, Jimmy, nor any mention of him suffering gender dysphoria.
robinskye28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
*Grandparent not parent MC has anxiety/panic attacksross_emm's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood and Medical content