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desertlurker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction
gen_wolfhailstorm'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
Narrated by Corey Brill
Unabridged
July's pick for Horror Summer Camp.
This was a fun read. It reminded me of Goosebumps and Spooksville. It felt super nostalgic of 80's summer camp horror and it channeled that really well.
The uncle was such a loveable odd-ball. I would have loved to have summers like that, as a kid, although I don't deny the local legends would have terrified me at the time.
Being a short book, I didn't notice how long the chapters were, at first, but when I noticed this, I felt like each chapter felt like a shorter story within the book and that amplified the serial tone of Goosebumps it had me thinking of, that I enjoyed.
The last 5% shook me. It was so sad and I couldn't help casting my mind back to all the adventures that had happened in the book and being in awe at how cleverly crafted the story was.
A much lighter (to begin with at least) pick than June's read for the Horror Summer Camp. A fantastic read with the nostalgia and melancholy of Summer as a kid imbued inside, and more depth to it than you may initally expect.
Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, and Grief
nicolegw's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
brianna_moye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
laurenvoice's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child death, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Car accident, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
ripxw's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia
odrib'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
3.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Rape, Violence, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Child death and Cancer
hunkydory'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Death, and Mental illness
michi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book tries to be clever but isn't.
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Medical content, Violence, and Grief
imcourtneymarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Car accident
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, and Self harm