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amandag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Classism and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide
thejadylady's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
elkiebear'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
3.25
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide attempt
mimlleigh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual content
ashleereadsbooks692's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Classism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing
cammiem8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Racism
a_mac422's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Minor: Suicide and Sexual content
hinoki's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content and Racism
deezy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Antisemitism and Emotional abuse
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Then I reread it for the first time in full after some distance, several years later. I definitely still liked it, and for now I'll keep my five-star rating. However, I think what I really loved about it was how in Lee's head it is. I'd never read anything quite so inside of one person's experience, that follows all their self-conscious thoughts and small detailed everyday social interactions. I have anxiety and I'm autistic, and even though I don't think Lee necessarily has anxiety or autism, I still felt less alone when I was in her head going through what she did. She overthinks everything, and takes so much so personally, and you get to see every random thought process and awkward interaction she has.
This book will always be special to me in the way it affected me as a teenager, and I do think it's very well-written. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to people as ardently as I used to though, and I don't think it's everyone's cup of tea.
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Misogyny