Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

12 reviews

theo_is_lost's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Outing, and Abandonment

thesesusspace's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I don't think I've ever read a book that with writing could hit well and then make me cringe in the same chapter as much as this one has

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Outing and Hate crime

Minor: Abandonment

twodoorcinemaclub's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

my fave book ever. cried thrice. leo denton i understand u immensely

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Outing, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Abandonment, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

vibingjaren's review

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

beckgorey's review

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Outing, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

bookwormcat's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I really loved this book and found it heartwarming (though traumatic in parts)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, and Transphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Physical abuse

alicia_g's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Got better as it went on!! But probably for young adults and teens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

jomarie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

I'm sure if I had read this in high school and not in my mid-20s, I would have enjoyed it more, so I think this book just wasn't for me. I would still recommend it for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda and any teen looking to read LGBT+ stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Bullying

Moderate: Outing, Homophobia, Abandonment, Hate crime, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, and Classism

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

1.0

my biggest issue with this book is that they kept referring to kate as her deadname in her chapter titles etc, and that leo kept calling her that after she told him. furthermore, i noticed that in the official book description online (and i’m assuming most copies) that kate is referred to with her deadname which is 😬 (on my copy  she’s only referred as kate). the second half is much more enjoyable than the first. i love kate i think she’s great she really carried the book imo, leo’s cool, kate’s friends are cool, but that’s kinda it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Outing, Alcohol, Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse

decrepitshark's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

i cried after reading this. god damn you gay people!! 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment