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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
No
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Inspiring. Dark. Set in Australia, which I always love, this book touched on themes of growing up in poverty, amongst family trauma and drug addiction, whilst also exploring queerness and transgender identity. Beautifully written, couldn't put it down.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
So different to Jasper Jones. This book is filled with angst, pain, dread and although other reviews say it is predictable, it is in some ways but not others. There is the constant feeling that something terrible is going to happen yet always hope that something good will be the outcome. I enjoyed this for the completeness of the story, the breadth of the characters and the inherent goodness in most of them. It showed the dreadful events that happen to people who are considered different to mainstream, yet they so often are much nicer that so called normal people. The amount of love that comes from people Sam meets, which ultimately lets him become who he wants to be, is heartening.