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helfire124's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence
spaghettireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fight Night is centred around the relationship between Swiv (the 9 year old narrator) and her grandmother. Please don’t let the child narrator turn you off from the book, because I really feel like it’s done well here. The narration feels a bit chaotic at first, but you settle into it, and at the end you feel like you are in on the characters’ inside jokes.
There were so many points in this book that had me laughing out loud, and also points that had me in tears. I loved the references to Toronto, and specifically Toronto sports team fandom.
I felt like sometimes the format of the book being a letter got a bit lost, however I loved the rest of the book so much that I’m willfully passing over that.
I would highly recommend, and I’m happy to see it shortlisted for the Giller this year!
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide