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aubreyc_c07's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I feel like this book has changed me in some way, but I don’t really know what that way is yet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
dazedl's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Reading this after having watched the movie a few times during my childhood, I gotta say the movie did a very excellent job in amplifying the sadness of Leslie's death. The book added more character into Jess' family background that the movie didn't quite touch upon.
But I think this is one of the rare cases where I preferred the movie more than the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Bullying
aely's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Cancer, and Misogyny
rafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Grief
_read_262's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
allysm0llbean's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
leenee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
eviejo_07's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Grief
journeywithrosie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
I went into this book blindly. Even so, I knew how it was going to end because of the foreshadowing scattered throughout the book. I thought the ending wouldn't effect me because I knew it was coming, boy was I wrong.
This may be a middle grade, but it is a mature take on a coming of age story and how friendships can help you discover who you are in a world that desires to suffocate your creativity and individuality. I thought the portrayal of grief was realistic, and the resolution in the end brought me to tears.
This book is based in the 1970's, so it is of course riddled with fatphobia. There were a lot of instances where I was frustrated with certain characters. Also, the audiobook randomly plays obnoxious music that really took me out of the story. But I could not in good conscious give this book any less than 4 stars. Really well written and beautiful.
This may be a middle grade, but it is a mature take on a coming of age story and how friendships can help you discover who you are in a world that desires to suffocate your creativity and individuality. I thought the portrayal of grief was realistic, and the resolution in the end brought me to tears.
This book is based in the 1970's, so it is of course riddled with fatphobia. There were a lot of instances where I was frustrated with certain characters. Also, the audiobook randomly plays obnoxious music that really took me out of the story. But I could not in good conscious give this book any less than 4 stars. Really well written and beautiful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
agatha_hopkins's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Death