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divine529's review against another edition
- 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
I won't deny that I've been hesitant to read the illustrated edition of this because growing up with this, I have certain ideas of what characters look like and ways I imagine the world, but let me just say that this enhanced that love. Every version I've experienced of this just adds to my vision and understanding of it all.
Since this is the illustrated edition, I'm primarily going to focus on talking about the artwork this reread. Jim Kay did an absolutely phenomenal job illustrating everything. I adored his work, even if it didn't always match my own version in my head or what we've all seen in the movies. I saw a documentary and I've read several articles about the work he did and pressure he felt with this project and it's astounding. He made sure to get all the details right and you can see the research on the page. I know he was concerned about ruining the series with his illustrations, but really, as I've already mentioned, it enhanced it and gave me a different experience.
Compared with TSS, the illustrations in this book were even better. I seriously loved them so much.
I definitely enjoyed this and I'll be curious to check out the other books in the future.
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Self harm, and Slavery
Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts
pelledorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Bullying
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Slavery, Death, Classism, and Child abuse
Minor: Physical abuse, Murder, Self harm, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
sarahsbookss's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Kidnapping, and Self harm
pelledorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Bullying
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Classism, and Child abuse
Minor: Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Hate crime, and Kidnapping
masoudhouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Slavery and Self harm