Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry #1

Malorie Blackman

7 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

This is the explosively page-turning new novel for teenagers from the author of the award-winning "Noughts and Crosses" sequence. You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they'...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,296 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
hopeful 55%
inspiring 41%
sad 38%
reflective 35%
funny 29%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 15%
dark 13%
tense 13%
informative 8%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

fast 47%
medium 47%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.94

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...