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She Could Fly by Christopher Cantwell

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jmbz38's review

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challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

crushgoil's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Oh man. So I really loved the first quarter or so of this. The way the graphic novel medium works to show Luna's obsessive thinking is incredible. Sadly, I felt that this suffered from too much plot. The final quarter was incredibly confusing, and Luna as a person just got lost in the action movie-ness of it. This felt like a missed opportunity.

sarahsnacks's review

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

2.0

murderbot42's review

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a weird, weird book for me. It deals pretty rawly with mental health and we get to be inside the MC's head and see what she sees and it is not a pretty picture. Add that to the author's fondness for gratuitous violence and gore shots, and it's not a "fun" ride by any measure.

But the talk around mental health kept me reading after I would have otherwise long since abandoned.

Recommended for: If you are intrigued by very realistic depictions of mental health and trauma and coping mechanisms.