Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

4 reviews

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

“We checked off every stereotype” (Chapter 11) is a quote that pretty much summarizes almost every character in this book. 

This book felt like it was written by one of the following people (or a combination of all of them):
1. Someone who either wanted to be or wanted to be with a punk bad boy in high school, but in a very “I can fix him” way. 
2. A school counselor (think Mr. Frond from Bob’s Burgers) who really wanted to connect with the youths and show the importance of therapy. 
3. A writer on Glee who was mad this script was rejected for an episode. 

Although I think a lot of topics covered in this book are important to discuss, I don’t think it was done well and the bad parts of the book heavily outweigh the good parts. The author added a lot of weird and extra details to the story; had a pretty shaky and at times inconsistent timeline for the story; and sometimes felt like they had no sense of reality and actual consequences for character’s actions. 

The story has too perfect an ending to wrap everything up too quickly (which is surprising with how slow and boring the first half of the book is). 

And one *minor* spoiler that I need to rant about: 

Wes definitely started the fight, despite what he kept saying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Transphobia

vagaybond's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Bullying, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism and Classism

The protagonist's abusive father (who was/is a cop) chased the protagonist and his mother in a car, bumping the fender multiple times and driving the two of them off a cliff. The protagonist was 7 and was disabled by it, both with a leg issue and with PTSD triggered once in the book, by driving at night.

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Outing, Racism, Medical content, and Deadnaming

shamelesslyash's review against another edition

emotional reflective

2.75

While I liked this story, it was a little slow. I liked that Wes isn't the stereotypical gay kid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism