Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

12 reviews

tbwhite23's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and War

reptar_362's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

      Beautiful story. I loved the adventure and twist and turns of the plot, such a heartwarming story of a dog and a girl.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment

sea_tea_books's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.75

Read this with my children. We laughed, we cried. Really enjoyed this story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism

talita_koum's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

Decent book for a child to consider loneliness and loss. Characters have depth. Plot moves along nicely. Enjoy the writing style - engaging and sincere. 
Do not enjoy the theme of orphans; it feels overdone and too sad for my children (maybe at the time of writing it was not overdone?). Would prefer to read a book that deal with loss while keeping families together. Themes: home, loss/loneliness

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Child death

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Child death, and Bullying

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Sexism

diegolopez's review

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: War, Abandonment, and Addiction

wolfiegrrrl's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I first read and fell in love with this sweet story about a very good dog whose presence helps a town cope with their sadness when I was in 4th grade, and I decided to revisit it years later as an adult to see if it still touched me the same way.

This slice of life deals with abandonment, loss of loved ones, the struggle to make friends, the complicated feelings that come from being uprooted and moving to a new place, and the loneliness of old age in a way that's comforting and easy to understand. There is also brief discussion about the effects prison, war, and addiction have on a person. It's not too much for a child to process and it's a sweet kind of melancholy to read as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Child death, Bullying, Abandonment, Death of parent, War, Ableism, Addiction, and Slavery

elizabethjane's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was such a cute story. Winn-Dixie really just brings everyone together and the found family aspect is just so beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment

India Opal's mother leaves her and her father

mikaelaandherbooks's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment