hyperfixd's Reviews (202)

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense
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

 at first i wasn't too into it, it felt like a cliché YA to me, this however was remedied by the mid-point and I love how the book dealt with the themes of queerness and religion and becoming your own person (in the 90's) i also violently sobbed at parts. highly recommend. 

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-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
challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Nach zehn Jahren auf dem TBR hab ich das endlich auch gelesen, und leider weiß ich jetzt, warum's so lang gedauert hat. Eigentlich habe ich Gruber geht, geliebt, ich mag Knecht's Stil auch echt gerne, aber irgendwie war Besser dennoch recht langatmig, besonders für so ein kurzes Buch, zudem ist die Geschichte ein Zeuge ihrer Zeit und ich weiß nicht, wie gut das Ganze gealtert ist. 
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging informative reflective