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250 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Stalking
Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This is my second time reading so I knew what was gonna happen but it's been years. But the twists! The turns! I still have whiplash!!!
Such amazing thrilling writing. I opened the book at 3 pm and finished it by 11 pm! Then I went and added several of James' books to my TBR as soon as I finished this. Lauren James you will always be famous!!!
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and War
1.75
That play though? One of the worst things I've ever read. No substance. No plot. Barely qualifies as a slice of life piece. Maybe I would've given the zine as a whole 2 stars if not for that play. It was so bad. F- !!! See me after class!!!
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Not a complaint for the author but for the illustrator of the cover: Hope is supposed to be dark skinned. Like, based on the story she is uncomfortably dark for this Southern town. And yet there are no darkskins on the cover. All them ladies are medium brown tones. It's a beautiful cover absolutely, but I was lied to!
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I really related to / understood the emotions of the character so it got some extra points. Other than that it's just okay.
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
If you like this book, you'll love r.h Sin.
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
At first I thought this was just like that episode of Rick and Morty, then I realized it was like a different episode of Rick and Morty, kinda, then I realized none of these other medias will ever be EEAAO. So.
Negative points for being written by a man. When he said "Spanish eyes" I went oh lord here we go but also the action scenes made me think aww boys having fun playing with their toys so he kinda got the points back there. I really liked the ending.
Last note, nothing to do with the book, it must be really acclaimed because when I placed the audiobook hold I started off in 57th place. Had it on hold almost 3 months.
Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
- 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
3.25
I am being dramatic; I love me a story from the villain's perspective (although it is weird to call a kid a villain, even if it's true). In fact I couldn't go 5 pages without leaving a note about something that made me laugh or made me angry or a comment about something happening in the world. Usually if something is so bad it's good I'll comment that but this book and series are just good. Like okay good not excellent or superb. Like a pleasant okay good.
I had similar issues for this book as I did the first one (the world building isn't fleshed out (although I do understand it more the second time round now), the back half of the book hooked me a lot more than the first half then it was over so quick). I think it's a good message for the youths to be aware of though, and my teenage self would've ate this up.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Bullying and Classism
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
4.75
Historical nonfiction, in my experience, is very repetitive, but here it works. It also works that the books begins (in either the foreword or the preface, idk, 68 pages before we get to the meat of the text is crazy) with whichever writer mentioning that critics of the book have complained that the book doesn't give a good enough blueprint on what revolutionary actions they should take nexts. You fools. You spineless clowns. Fanon literally says over and over here's how the colonizer distracts you and the way forward is not gonna be the same for everyone. The repetition is to show that while every story and its circumstances are different, the root of all their problems come from the same source.
It's depressing that this book published when my grandmother was born (and has since passed) is still relevant to today. I hope it is not relevant by the end of my life time. I hope that people look back at this book as a cautionary tale, a reminder of our history we cannot forget and always, constantly relearn to remember what not to do and how to move forward.
Also kinda fucked up his parents named him Frantz. Sounds like France. Is / Was that a common name?
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Deportation
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment