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lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Grief
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
A sweet story
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A cute and cozy story, but I'm docking a star for the chapter when Helen becomes a vegetarian. Not because I don't think it was plot-influenced or because I'm morally opposed to vegetarianism (hell, I'm pescetarian), and I think taking care of a small animal and realizing that they're smarter and have more personality than we give them credit for is a reason that many go meatless. However, Helen sees sausages at the grocery store and immediately goes full Morrissey, believing that humans don't naturally eat meat, fantasizing about spray painting the windows of butcher shops, and ultimately concluding that humanity would be better if everyone stopped eating meat.
It's just... bizarre. I wouldn't be surprised if Simon Van Booy was vegetarian himself, because a lot of her proselytizing sounds like someone who has been on the salad-shooter side of the debate for a few decades. I think there's plenty to complain about with regards to factory farming and the intelligence and emotional capabilities of livestock, but it brought the book to an abrupt halt because it did not feel like the thoughts of a curmudgeonly old woman who only just befriended a mouse. I think it'd be more realistic if she just thought "Oh, the mouse I brought in is rather smart, maybe chickens and cows can have a similar intelligence and I don't think I should eat them" and left it at that rather than immediately start thinking about getting arrested for protesting meat consumption.
It's just... bizarre. I wouldn't be surprised if Simon Van Booy was vegetarian himself, because a lot of her proselytizing sounds like someone who has been on the salad-shooter side of the debate for a few decades. I think there's plenty to complain about with regards to factory farming and the intelligence and emotional capabilities of livestock, but it brought the book to an abrupt halt because it did not feel like the thoughts of a curmudgeonly old woman who only just befriended a mouse. I think it'd be more realistic if she just thought "Oh, the mouse I brought in is rather smart, maybe chickens and cows can have a similar intelligence and I don't think I should eat them" and left it at that rather than immediately start thinking about getting arrested for protesting meat consumption.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated