Reviews with content warning for Classism - Lawn Boy

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amaranth_wytch's review

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slow-paced

3.0

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sleeson's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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? Yes

2.75

This was novel is different from type of fiction books I have currently been reading. I am thankful I gave it a go.
The author explains and showcases, with help from his characters, how poverty truly affects people in the United States. It evoked a lot of thinking and discussion between my husband and I.
The characters immediately put life into perspective. I am reminded how truly grateful I am as well. To not taking advantage of enjoying being content. LGBT - Mild swearing - Mild sexual content. Recommended!

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pucksandpaperbacks's review

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20gena14's review

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slow-paced

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

2.0

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shamelesslyash's review

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funny inspiring

2.75

This reminds me of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I did enjoy this book but it wasn't life changing like some people said it was. This is 100% NOT a young adult book. I would say senior in high schools could read it, but no one younger. If anything it's more of a "new adult" book.

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pastlifetragedy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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rhiannon814r's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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? Yes

4.25

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betweentheshelves's review

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funny hopeful medium-paced

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? Yes

3.0

*gets on soap box* Please stop calling books "innappropriate for kids and teens" when THEY WEREN'T WRITTEN FOR THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Adult books are written for adults! Not kids and teens! *gets off soap box*

This book is tagged as young adult for some reason on Goodreads (probably because a lot of people tag it as that when it is NOT that), even though it won an Alex Award. Which does mean adult books that appeal to teens, but the key word here is adult. Adult fiction. In no way shape or form did Jonathan Evison write this with teenagers in mind as the primary audience, and the writing of the book reflects that. It's honestly part of the reason I had such a hard time getting into the book, party because I am so used to reading YA fiction.

This book clearly got reviewed bombed for a "pornographic" section, one that doesn't get into very much detail at all. In fact, the scene in question takes up only a few pages of the story overall, and honestly, I probably would have missed it if I hadn't known what this book was banned and challenged for in the first place.

Quite honestly, I only think this is on people's radar because they are getting it confused with Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen, which is, in fact a kids book. Like, maybe do your research before picking up a book for your kid? Is that too much to ask?

Outside of all of these factors, this was just an okay story for me. Definitely very character driven, definitely hitting a lot of key issues and kind of nailing what it can feel like when you're in your early 20s and don't know what to do with your life. Mike isn't the most likeable character, or the most reliable narrator, and that's part of what makes this book engaging. I can see why it won the Alex Award, because it's themes are relatable to teens that might pick it up.

Does it mean I'll pick up other books by Jonathan Evison? Probably not. Will it lead to an interesting book club discussion? Absolutely.

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