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caseythereader's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
4.75
Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.
- CHRONICALLY DOLORES is easily a new favorite YA novel for me. It’s all the best parts of YA - exploring topics kids are embarrassed to talk about, complicated feelings, big feelings, but still being funny and fun.
- I adored Dolores and her new friend Terpsichore, and seeing them figure out how to befriend each other as they try to navigate the world as teens who are chronically ill and autistic, respectively.
- I really liked how this book very pointedly discussed the difference between having an incurable disease and being neurodivergent. Both shape who you are and the way you live, but they are not the same.
- I don’t even have space to get into everything else this book covers. Religion, ableism, class, familial tensions...all this and it’s still a book that had me laughing out loud. I hope you’ll seek it out!
- CHRONICALLY DOLORES is easily a new favorite YA novel for me. It’s all the best parts of YA - exploring topics kids are embarrassed to talk about, complicated feelings, big feelings, but still being funny and fun.
- I adored Dolores and her new friend Terpsichore, and seeing them figure out how to befriend each other as they try to navigate the world as teens who are chronically ill and autistic, respectively.
- I really liked how this book very pointedly discussed the difference between having an incurable disease and being neurodivergent. Both shape who you are and the way you live, but they are not the same.
- I don’t even have space to get into everything else this book covers. Religion, ableism, class, familial tensions...all this and it’s still a book that had me laughing out loud. I hope you’ll seek it out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Alcohol
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