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kevinjwangler'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Model home is about racism, hatred, and childhood trauma. How we run from the things we can’t face until we can’t run anymore, haunted by the moments that shaped and plague us.
Amazingly diverse representation in this novel, heartbreaking prose, and characters you feel you know. This one was a difficult read and it went to so many places I didn’t expect. This reminded me a lot of White is for switching, where the house itself may or may not actually be the issue here….
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism
shanaelyse'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? Yes
3.0
And I mean that in both good and bad ways.
There is some absolutely stunning writing that is done in Model Home and that's the greatest part this journey honestly. Rivers Soloman truly is a master of words and it's highlighted throughout this entire story. Although the writing is spectacular some of the formatting isn't something I particularly enjoyed, specifically when reading through flashback scenes. The only way for me to pick up that it was something that was happening in the past or even "off-stage" were the lack of quotation marks around dialogue.
Many of the subjects that are in this book are very heavy, and I highly encourage everyone that picks this up to check them out before diving in.
I do love a twist on the haunted house idea and this is exactly that. I found that where I thought this novel would go is completely opposite of what I had initially thought. And the way that I felt about that was 50/50.
There is a lot of representation that goes on. Ezri is a wonderful main character whose flaws are a crucial point of the storytelling as well as the flaws of their siblings. However, with the flaws of the main character being a huge plot point, I feel like the ending, and the twist that comes with it to tie everything up in a little bow, end up falling flat. We're left with an unsatisfying conclusion that to me doesn't make sense.
All in all, this was a good read that sat with me for a while after I finished. There is great commentary in here about racism and incredible representation of how to parent non-binary/genderfluid individuals in here as well as neurodivergent representation. However, I find there are just so many moving parts within the novel that it begins to get clunky and a bit of a trudge.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
ricekristinies's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism
macncheese_pdf's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Classism
greavuem'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
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Classism
cmd586'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? Yes
4.25
Otherwise, I loved this.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jessthanthree'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
kittiesss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Classism
prizazz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Classism