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carleesi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
I don’t have words that will adequately describe how powerful this book is. My chest is aching with it.
My only qualm that was almost enough to drop to a 4.75, there was too much Christianity. As someone who has trauma from going to a religious high school it made me distrust the narrative sometimes.
My only qualm that was almost enough to drop to a 4.75, there was too much Christianity. As someone who has trauma from going to a religious high school it made me distrust the narrative sometimes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
megannoelle's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
thewoodlandbookshelf's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Mental illness
shelleyreads's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Fatphobia
ashleyhubbard's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Not sure why I never heard of this book before but I think it’s a must-read and I’m so glad I happened upon it.
I loved the characters and the diversity of the characters.
Grace is the new girl in town – a fat, Christian girl whose Mom is a preacher that was pushed out of town after she had an epiphany that all people should be treated the same (I’m paraphrasing but that’s the point). I love both the portrayal of her being fat (she just is – but there’s no story about her body) and her Christianity – she’s faithful but open-minded – how Christians truly should be.
Rosina is a lesbian Mexican and we get to explore her character through her relationship with her family, having to work as a teen to support her family, discrimination, and having undocumented family members.
Erin has Asperger’s and anxiety. While I don’t have Asperger’s, I do have ADHD which has a lot of overlapping with autism traits and I have anxiety. I felt that the author portrayed Erin very well.
The Nowhere Girls covers a number of very important topics including feminism, rape, sexual assault and harassment, victim-blaming, virginity, misogyny, racism, sexism, ableism, and so much more.
I loved the characters and the diversity of the characters.
Grace is the new girl in town – a fat, Christian girl whose Mom is a preacher that was pushed out of town after she had an epiphany that all people should be treated the same (I’m paraphrasing but that’s the point). I love both the portrayal of her being fat (she just is – but there’s no story about her body) and her Christianity – she’s faithful but open-minded – how Christians truly should be.
Rosina is a lesbian Mexican and we get to explore her character through her relationship with her family, having to work as a teen to support her family, discrimination, and having undocumented family members.
Erin has Asperger’s and anxiety. While I don’t have Asperger’s, I do have ADHD which has a lot of overlapping with autism traits and I have anxiety. I felt that the author portrayed Erin very well.
The Nowhere Girls covers a number of very important topics including feminism, rape, sexual assault and harassment, victim-blaming, virginity, misogyny, racism, sexism, ableism, and so much more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, and Ableism
barnacleg00se's review
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Another important story. I really liked how the characters in this book handled their situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Homophobia
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