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nvrrrdie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
This book was really far out of my comfort zone so I don't really know if I can give it a fair review. I agree with other readers that people may want to review content warnings before reading at their own discretion.
This book had powerful character writing and was very emotional, which I appreciated. I think it was trying to do something really strong with the families depicted and I think it was successful for the most part.
I don't live in Scarborough, but I do live in the GTA so some parts of this were close to home for me. However I didn't like how some characters felt like examples or lessons rather than fully written people. I felt like this was really strong with Viktor's character and it was just kind of reductive and disappointing. Those parts of the story felt like a cheap way of viewing others experiences as displayed for an outside observer and I don't feel like it was useful to the greater picture of the story either.
There are several issues I take with this book but the writing was really interesting and I think it was a good read.
This book had powerful character writing and was very emotional, which I appreciated. I think it was trying to do something really strong with the families depicted and I think it was successful for the most part.
I don't live in Scarborough, but I do live in the GTA so some parts of this were close to home for me. However I didn't like how some characters felt like examples or lessons rather than fully written people. I felt like this was really strong with Viktor's character and it was just kind of reductive and disappointing. Those parts of the story felt like a cheap way of viewing others experiences as displayed for an outside observer and I don't feel like it was useful to the greater picture of the story either.
There are several issues I take with this book but the writing was really interesting and I think it was a good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Physical abuse, Bullying, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Classism, and Domestic abuse
jessahrens's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.5
I bawled
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, and Physical abuse
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