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sarah621's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ellenewt's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Rape
Moderate: Fatphobia
allieepalermo's review against another edition
read as a junior in high school then again 2018ish... all the anxiety
beneduck's review against another edition
3.5
a good and tasty book that i stole online. it has lots of tasty nuggets of incredible wisdom interspersed with the life-threatening anxieties of a high school girl, which is one of my favorite methods of obtaining wisdom. very good voice and very good to be grateful i am not in high school and never will be again. thank GOD. finished in ramsey and read in spurts on my laptop at my desk, often while eating dinner.
sofiaf10's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jillyjpeg's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lee’s character is so over the top dramatic sometimes, but in a way that i think the majority of teenagers feel. especially teenagers who don’t experience a lick of social interaction throughout high school. everything is the end of the world when the context of your world is encompassed in 15 years. it is also heartbreaking at times - the cringe of parents not understanding your generation’s social codes, the disgusting lengths we go to for our crushes to notice or care about us, the paranoia of someone always hating you or making fun of you. what the book did pretty well for its time was diving into the class and racial divides that white rich people think they can ignore and poc are forced to pretend doesn’t exist for survival. what the book does not do well is succinctly explain any of lee’s various observations of other people; i had to skip entire paragraphs sometimes because i don’t care about nick chaffee’s glances at other girls and what that means. another reviewer wrote that this author overwrites - yes, this book could’ve been 150-200 pages less. i also appreciated the perspective of lee as an adult, it created a lot more meaning to lee’s difficult experiences.
erinastin's review against another edition
5.0
As a boarding school girlie, I have never resonated with anything so deeply in my life. A new all-time favorite for sure