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grboph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Excrement, Suicide, Death, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder
_mm_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying and Car accident
a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Mental illness, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, and Homophobia
stampest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, and Misogyny
Minor: Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Cursing, Murder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Car accident
victoria_vnh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
_anzo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
nataliect13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
rachel_here's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The story was pretty entertaining. There is a mystery, clues that lead Quentin from one place to another, a road trip, american highschool shenanigans... But I can't say I enjoyed the book all that much.
Quentin as a main character isn't exactly likeable. He's judgmental, a bit of a snob, and assumes he knows people better than they do - which often leads him to devalue them or put them on a pedestral, as he does Margo. Which isn't a problem in itself because he has an arc to go through to grow as a person. Except I don't think his story arc was really all that conclusive.
For what it is, it's a fun mystery / coming-of-age story. But it still is overly stereotypical, both with its characters (especially the side cast) and the way some of the themes are written. Some casual remarks treated as facts or "boys will be boys" also made me raise an eyebrow, but it was otherwise pretty okay. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship
maxiemumbo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Bullying, Animal death, and Abandonment
februaryfriday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
i liked the premise, but i did not care about the characters at all. i thought quentin and his friends kept sexualizing margo and other girls, which made me super uncomfortable at times and in my opinion, margo herself was pretty unlikable and entitled too.
i couldn’t bring myself to care about them and the overall plot line was not enough to make up for it.
unfortunately, this one was not for meZ
Minor: Sexism and Suicidal thoughts