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hjb_128's review
challenging
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Racism, Bullying, Violence, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
aperrey's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Go is classified as a young adult novel. However, it is completely inappropriate for anyone under 16 or 17. It has too much violence and sex, and little plot that young American teens would relate to. The main character seems to fight nearly every male he meets; his family is dysfunctional, and his father is also violent. There are descriptions of very risky behavior and murder without a compelling plot to explain them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, and Death
jselliot's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not quite what I was expecting, going into this book. It actually resembles The Outsiders in a different regional setting. The narrative definitely immerses you into Sugihara's head, directly speaking through a first person vehicle. And, whether the author intended it or not, exposes some of Sugihara's own biases despite his little rebellions towards his father's obvious sexism with his own leanings. Teenage boys. But the loss of - arguably - Sugihara's best friend and subsequent alienation by his own former friends when he refused to go for blood only put a fine point on his situation.
While not a perfect book, it was satisfying by the end. It just has some flaws that are directly related to the social culture of the late 90s, particularly with how same-sex relationships were viewed as deviant at the time. (Obvious content warnings with small-time gang violence and child abuse.)
While not a perfect book, it was satisfying by the end. It just has some flaws that are directly related to the social culture of the late 90s, particularly with how same-sex relationships were viewed as deviant at the time. (Obvious content warnings with small-time gang violence and child abuse.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Grief
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