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yuyuv's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Biphobia
radfordmanor's review
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Rape, Abortion, Body shaming, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Addiction, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Death, Homophobia, Self harm, and Sexual assault
juliastern__'s review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Homophobia, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, Bullying, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion
zombiezami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Racism, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Abandonment, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Outing, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage
Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Vomit, Excrement, Abortion, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death
Colorism, Gentrificationemmalange102's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment and Rape
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexism
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
annaledbetter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Bullying
corinneb98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Child abuse
Moderate: Homophobia and Miscarriage
Minor: Bullying
balladofreadingqueer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It follows Patsy who leaves her daughter Tru in Jamaica and travels to the US to be with a women she loved as a teenager. Although the relationship with Cicely does not pan out as Patsy planned and life in the US is hard and gruelling, Patsy stays. Tru, left behind in Jamaica, grows up under the shadow of her mother’s absence.
Centring on family, this book examines the generational pain of motherly abandonment as Mama G abandoned Patsy to God and Patsy leaves Tru for America. The lack of acceptance or difficulties of living as queer black women in Jamaica and the US are explored throughout. Both Patsy and Tru explore and struggle to come to terms with their queerness. This is set to a backdrop of poverty, immigration and football.
Although the eponymous character makes choices that are judged by family and society, the character is written in a way that encourages understanding and empathy with Patsy as she struggles to find her place.
It didn’t end with the happy reunion that I wanted and I wish that I knew more about Tru and Patsy reconnecting but it was a more realistic ending for their relationship.
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
sophieh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
rachaeldamms's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Self harm