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aprilthelibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Bullying
aahrobot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Bullying
gabbygarcia'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? No
3.0
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Bullying
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Death, Grief, and Child death
cutepatzie'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Bullying
chloebaboey's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
ajparmentier's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness
kateyoutka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Marjorie is a 13-year-old whose mother has died, and her father is consumed by grief. She's left running her family's laundromat and caring for her younger brother while struggling with the typical young teenager stuff: Friend drama, bullies, boys and more.
Wendell is a ghost living in the Land of Ghosts, where he doesn't really fit in with his peers. He's a rule breaker, so he takes a train to the land of the living and discovers the laundromat, which is essentially a spa for ghosts who are made up almost entirely of sheets.
I wished the novel had gone a little more in-depth to some of Marjorie's relationships and Wendell's backstory, but then we got more of that in the two sequels. I think this is a must-read series for teens and adults alike, and the graphics are absolutely gorgeous.
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Grief