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Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall

milliem000's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

chlsgnzlz's review against another edition

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2.0

pretty solid concept, pretty poor execution

chivon's review against another edition

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4.0

this was a great book,
i was overwhelmed at first with the introduction of different characters, but quickly was drawn into the stories and could follow along easily.
we follow several 2o ish peeps exploring life and sexuality. it was a great incite into medic life, anxiety of relationships, and exploration of LBGTQ+ relationships. i enjoyed all the intertwining of the characters and the ending had me on the edge of my seat, satisfied with the ending.

neekah's review against another edition

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4.0

So this killed me a little. Exactly the worst/best timing to be reading this.

isabelrae's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

twilcox197805's review against another edition

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3.0

While interesting at times, the lack of any explicit point or goal made it a bit tedious. Interesting characters, just not much of a story

zarahzoe's review

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4.0

A book about queer people without the "being queer" as their only character trait, refreshing.
Also not teens, but people in their twenties, also refreshing.
I liked it a lot.

ginnikin's review against another edition

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I don't understand how this alphabet soup of queerness with some mental health stuff thrown in, all rooted in the city I grew up in, can leave me feeling kinda meh. Oh well.

caedocyon's review against another edition

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4.0

I wasn't liking this much until about two thirds of the way through, but somehow by the end I was liking it a lot. It looks like it's going to be yet another book about people being mean to one another for no reason except that's the human condition, doncha know, but then sometimes instead of resenting each other for no reason at all they decide to love each other for no reason at all, and whoops, suddenly you have high literary fiction where people are a bit optimistic about the human condition.

jet's review against another edition

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emotional

4.5