Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

11 reviews

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

leahg22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Animal death, Medical trauma, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

a1ice_booklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought it was really sad when

Daisy died, at first I thought she was giving birth.

But it was a really great book, at some times it made me want to cry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Animal death, and Grief

turning_every_paige's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Medical content, Grief, and Dysphoria

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Animal death

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Cultural appropriation

thebookreaderboss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Death

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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 was adorable and wonderful and I teared up so many times but like happy tears for quite a few of them 😅 the characters are just so wonderful - and of course some of them are just awful but we don't want to focus on them. I laughed out loud so many times at these character's jokes! Such a good read with important messages!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Classism, and Death

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

This is such a sweet middle school read for kids. It definitely deserves all the hype  it gets and I am so excited to watch the movie and experience Augie’s journey. I really like the books spirit and the overall lightheartedness of the 5th grade. It really portrayed very realistic struggles of the main character and other characters in the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Toxic friendship and Violence

gaby_inz's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

i did not like the attitude of august when via was facing problems :|  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship