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lindsayerin'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
audreylee'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
midnightverde'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Animal cruelty and Colonisation
bodybeingsoulstl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
... and your brother are inseparable
... have ever been suspended at school
... want to grow along with the characters
there is something about this book that I can’t quite put my finger on… it’s a beautiful story. it is completely raw, emotional, just as life tends to be, sometimes. there is also the reminder that life comes with hope + healing, too. they reference Braiding Sweetgrass, where the major lesson of that book is reciprocity - the inherent harmony in the world, both giving + taking.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Hate crime
rogue_leader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison is a realistic novel about two brothers struggling with an abusive father and an uncertain future. Max and Jay, who live in rural Minnesota, have both been suspended from their high school after they violently beat up Luca, the school’s golden boy soccer captain. That fight started when the brothers defended Nicole, a friend of theirs, from potential abuse by Luca, but almost no one knows the secret background of what caused the boys to jump in and aggressively defend the young woman. That secret is this: at home, their father is incredibly physically abusive toward their mother, and they’ve felt powerless to help. Their suspension from school and the fallout from the fight causes the brothers to react differently. In alternating points of view, we see Max’s world through verse as he looks to the future at art school. Jay is more traditionally book smart, and through narrative prose we see him struggle with leaving his mother alone when both brothers potentially leave for college. This is a story of shared abuse and trauma, self discovery, and reconciliation.
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Violence and Bullying
jesspoemape's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
kay_reads9'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
abookdork'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence
psistillreadyou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, and Colonisation
michelle_my_belle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Minor: Colonisation