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fink1129's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Self harm, Death, Terminal illness, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, Medical content, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Police brutality
megelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
The main reason that I didn't rate this higher is a character and his name is Vaughn. I detested him with every fibre of my being, and I don't think that was the intention. I also hated and just could not get behind the fact that the other characters, who I generally liked, are seemingly perfectly fine with him being a disgusting creep and getting involved with a barely legal-age woman. The way said woman reacts to something else that he does - and again I generally liked her - was also just to me entirely unbelievable and did ruin the book a little bit for me.
This is definitely an odd book and one that I appreciated and was frustrated by in almost equal measure. I'm not sure it's one I'd necessarily recommend, as it's super dark and messed-up and does have the above disgusting element, though I did still get a lot out of it and have a good reading experience overall. Make of that what you will.
(Also, if you're going to read this, I'd really urge checking the content warnings, as there is a lot going on in this book beyond the obvious theme of suicide.)
Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse
lizama's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gun violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Murder, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual content, and Addiction
izzybell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Animal death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Rape