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manarnia's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The subject matter of this book is dark and bleak, but the book is compellingly written, with highs and lows and beautiful moments of hope and companionship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Gore
skudiklier's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I never read The Grapes of Wrath, and I pretty much knew nothing about this book going in, besides that it wasn't published for a long time and John Green likes it. The characters, story, and writing are all very good. It was sad and hard to read at times, and there were some especially dark passages that I wasn't quite prepared for. It's easy to connect these people's struggles to the state of our world now, and makes me tired to think about. But it's a very good book and I'm glad I read it. My favorite line was "What's the matter with me? Picking at death like an old hen pecking apart something too big to swallow."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal ideation
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