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devin_reads_books's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
4.5
kimandowl's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
boomerlusink's review against another edition
3.0
Some excellent writing here, especially on adolescent politics and class conflict. Mostly I just found the biographical tone of the book uncompelling for the most part- only hints of a beginning, middle, and end. It just sort of... goes. And while the writing is poignant and brutal in a way I enjoyed on a moment to moment basis, I just wasn't ever excited to pick up the book. I was never curious about what would happen next or to whom, and moments of excitement and strong meaning were infrequent and passed quickly. Mostly it reads like a novelization of unedited or un-curated musings on childhood. Great pieces, underwhelming whole.
aleks_png's review against another edition
4.0
It's definitely good, but dragged quite a lot in parts I found not so interesting (my fault though, reading about adolence isn't my fav). I may get to the next books where it's adulthood, but we'll see...
saramedici's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
zach_off's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
arlocke's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0