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sydboll's Reviews (662)
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this is a fine quick read although it's quite bananas at times. MANY star moments, especially at the beginning.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm really glad I read this. I think it's dated in a lot of ways but still has core truths of the lesbian experience at the forefront.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Rape
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism
Teaching Literature to Adolescents
Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Susan Hynds, Deborah Appleman, Richard W. Beach
DID NOT FINISH: 44%
Was supposed to read this for class but didn't. I liked the parts I did read but don't think I will go back to it that often/
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
I think this is something I would pick up again when I have more time. Just too busy right now.
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dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As an installment in the Nancy Drew canon and the first of the Nancy Drew Diaries series, this is... weird. I really wanted to like this book because I love all things Nancy Drew, but I felt a disconnect between Nancy's life and the intended audience. In these books, Nancy and her friends are in college, though the books are written for a middle grade audience. I obviously cannot give a rating on what the book is not, but I think it would have been good for the publishers to consider how to actually make Nancy more accessible to new audiences AND how to diversify her story.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Romeo and Juliet The Graphic Novel: Original Text
Clive Bryant, Will Volley, John F. McDonald, Jim Devlin
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I really loved reading this after not reading Romeo and Juliet since high school. Some things about the text seem new to me now (particularly Juliet maybe using Romeo to escape her father and a marriage she doesn't want). Through this lens the story is more tragic and more heady than I ever gave it credit for. Often, I think when we read this class we dismiss Romeo and Juliet as stupid teenagers infatuated with each other, but there's much more to it than that.