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withlivjones's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
I thought that the writing was very clever: the whole thing is structured in small, Tweet-like sections of prose in reference to the theory that humans’ attention spans are getting shorter because of social media; the tone of the narration is littered with dark humour because many people nowadays use humour to cope with how awful life is; and the book perfectly captures the internet culture of the late 2010s - the period between the 2016 election and the pandemic when we all thought life couldn’t get any worse! - and yet at the same time there are so many absolutely beautiful lines, and you can easily tell that this is a book that was crafted with love.
I’m sure that a lot of the references will go over the heads of those lucky enough to not be chronically online, and it’s so much a product of its time that it will become outdated in a decade or so, but I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this book gets taught to the literature classes of the far future to get a good idea of the cultural zeitgeist of the Trump era, and those future children will stare at words like “binch” and “sneazing” with the same level of bewilderment as our parents, and the cycle will continue.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Abortion and Religious bigotry
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Child death, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Confinement, Incest, War, Abortion, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, and Vomit
sorcha's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence
andrewhatesham's review
Minor: Abortion, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Medical content
brittishliterature'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
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Rape
alylentz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion, Ableism, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry