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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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notthatcosta's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

Although quite saccharine at points (particularly the ending), there was a lot of grit to this book that surpassed my expectations. Beyond the book itself I was almost more fascinated by the lore around the story and how R.J. Palacio was inspired to write it.

Books like this make me wish I had discovered them when I was much younger, but perhaps I wouldn't have appreciated them at the time. I sincerely hope reading this book made some kids a little bit kinder to their peers, because if there's a moral to this story, it's that kids can be cruel.

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bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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catwhisperflubbs's review against another edition

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funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing tense fast-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

5.0

This book deserves more than the hype.

10-year-old auggie pullman has a facial disorder that keeps him from blending in. he tries to ignore the double takes people make or the whispers behind his back, but it's hard to do that when he's catapulted into the adolescent abomination of middle school. it's a beautiful novel about self acceptance in the midst of social hierarchy and i recommend it for readers 10+.

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nick13's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I have always been told this book was good but honestly never really thought it would be, it just always seemed like one of those books that has a character with some type of physical issue and though the story itself is bland everyone cries because oh the poor boy. However, I have finally decided to read it after pushing it back over and over again and I'm so glad I have finally read it because holy cow is it great! I like how even though it is a kids book, it doesn't really hold the reader's hand and also the writing really puts you into the mind of whoever is talking at the moment. Overall, a fantastic read, probably my third favorite this year (that sounds low but I swear it's not!) and was even close to tears at one point - and not because oh the poor boy.

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