Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

320 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
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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'...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,270 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
hopeful 54%
inspiring 41%
sad 38%
reflective 32%
funny 30%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 15%
tense 14%
dark 13%
informative 7%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 46%
fast 46%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | 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: 83% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

3.94

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