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queenfury's reviews
109 reviews
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The writing was not very good, either. The similes were numerous, awkward, and unnecessary, and I knew immediately that the author was a man (every woman the narrator sees had her breasts mentioned at least once). The editor(s) needed to go through the manuscript a few more times, as I found quite a lot of the prose added nothing to neither the story nor Anna's character.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Car accident
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Violence
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I cried, like, six times.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
- 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
4.0
"Maybe all of us at Hailsham had little secrets like that--little private nooks created out of thin air where we could go off alone with our fears and longings. But the very fact that we had such needs would have felt wrong to us at the time--like somehow we were letting the side down."
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Medical content, Trafficking, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Minor: Ableism, Infertility, and Infidelity
4.0
"She knew that I had no idea how close I was, would always be, to the edge, how easily boys like me were erased in absurd, impractical ways."
"To be a black male is to be always at war, and no flight to the country can save us, because even there we are met by the assumption of violence, by the specter of who we might turn on next."
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gun violence and Misogyny
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Suicide
Did not finish book.
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Sexism
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75