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A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene

24 reviews

starfish422's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

Are you F*CKING kidding me. I persevered through the first half of this book, for this?

With an hour left in the audio, I said to myself, “If he
commits suicide,
I’m giving this book the worst rating I can*.” I’m so sick of stories where the gay character is a tragedy. Screw this author. 
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beanie_bb's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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cherryblossomreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

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kelseyvsy's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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dreamingofsmiles's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • 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

I didn’t cry but it was like a cinderblock fell through my stomach. Beautiful novel.
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kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Haven’t cried while reading a book in so long. The last few chapters had me sobbing.
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skittlesnz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Needs a Trigger Warning...
Had to roll my eyes at the beginning with the knock off of “Love Simon” by Becky Albertalli and the communication via emails. The book even references the book / movie! Run of the mill book about two boys falling in love with each other and dealing with homophobia, one family being heavily religious / christian and keeping their relationship secret. Was an okay read but needed big warnings. Read at own risk. 
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tankytoon's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked the book more than I expected, even though the beginning gave me whiplash with Noah's nervous thoughts going all over the place.

The first half of the book read like a rom-com as Noah navigates his first relationship as an out gay man.

It's all light and fluffy until it wasn't.

The second half of the book tackles with more serious issues, and the tone goes heavy and dramatic as Noah struggles with bigotry and hate from some of their peers and some of the parents.

After reading the conclusion, I keep wondering, that if I was in Noah's shoes, how I wish I could turn back time
just so that I would have kept quiet and be satisfied with Parker being my best friend for 50 odd years than being my boyfriend just for one.

Like Noah, I would keep blaming myself: if I hadn't told him I liked him;  if I didn't keep suggesting that I'd be happier if we could make our relationship public, basically forcing Parker to come out; if I just answered that last phone  call; etc.
. A lot of "should have"'s and "would have done"s, cannot erase the Mark on My Soul.



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kelliemw's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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