Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Marieke Nijkamp

6 reviews

elizabethtrue's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Bullying

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, and Infidelity

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Ableism, and Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Body shaming, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Ableism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Deadnaming, Ableism, Transphobia, and Dementia

sarah984's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

The quality of the stories in this anthology was really uneven - the good stories were excellent, but the bad stories were so bad that I struggled to finish them. Many of the stories felt really juvenile, even for YA, and a lot of the fantasy/sci-fi stories had pretty weak world building. I would probably still recommend based on the quality of the best stories in it, but get it from the library.

Top faves: THE LEAP AND THE FALL by Kayla Whaley, A CURSE, A KINDNESS by Corinne Duyvis

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

malloryfitz's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Racism

seawarrior's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Each story in this anthology is inviting, rich with meaning, and wholly original from the others surrounding it. There's modern romance, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, coming of age and more. 

I could see pieces of my own experiences in most of these stories. Their diversity gave space for the multitude of emotions people feel surrounding their own disability to be described in various ways. Some stories were explicit in highlighting how disability is a part of the protagonist's life, while others use allegories or dance around the subject to mirror the character's denial. 

The stories I enjoyed reading the most were 'The Leap and the Fall' by Kody Keplinger, 'Found Objects' by William Alexander, 'The Day the Dragon Came' by Marieke Nijkamp, 'Captain, My Captain' by Francisco X. Stork and 'A Curse, A Kindness' by Corinne Duyvis.

I'd recommend this anthology for every reader. With each story being so different you're almost guaranteed to find one that pulls you in and makes you feel unbroken. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying