Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Long Run by James Acker

13 reviews

amris's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent

ravenk28's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Emotional, hopeful and inspiring. These are the three words I would use to describe this beautiful book. 

This book is one of those coming of age stories that perfectly describe the reality of being a queer teen and how the ups and downs shape us as we grow as people. 

I’m really glad I read this book as it depicts such a range of thought and emotions. But truly I loved this book  because it had me laughing my ass off one minute and in tears the next 😭

Although it was a beautiful read I would like to preface that the f slur is used a lot at the beginning of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, and Outing

adrianas65's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

evhanson's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

kitrook's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Outing and Toxic friendship

micaelacccc's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Bro meets bro and they fall in love, make each other better, and realize that not everything has to be perfect. And oh man did I cry!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

20sidedbi's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was EVERYTHING. Absolutely delightful (and so nostalgic for life in Jersey/Philly) Made me laugh and weep and feel hope again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

This is one of the most honest and evocative queer coming of age books I've read. It takes itself seriously without coming off saccharine or brutal. The characters are well rounded and so easy to root for. I loved it. No notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail