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bumblingbee03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Transphobia, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent
Also police complacency for hate motivated crimes, crimes are not major, vandalismlucyatoz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
When a task force of queer activists from Acceptance Across America move to live in Big Burr, Kansas, for two years, it causes a ripple, and the beginnings of a study in cause and effect in a small town labelled "the most homophobic town in America". Almost everyone in the community do not want them there, apart from Linda, who welcomes them for her own reasons.
The story is told through the eyes of a series of narrators, both residents of Big Burr and those from the task force, over the two year period, with snippets telling of raised tensions, new friendships and relationships beginning and ending, questioning their own and others identities and reconsidering what the true meaning is of community.
I borrowed this book from Taunton Library and listened to the audiobook on BorrowBox. I read this for prompt 7, at least 4 different points of view, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Car accident
gellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail