Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

8 reviews

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

maconmecrazy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, and Child abuse

kaitieg97's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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? No

4.0

Bud is a great character; smart, resourceful, and effortlessly funny. I really enjoyed reading this heart warming book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

orizenda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

Honestly can’t believe how much I fell in love w this. We never read this in school and I wish we had. I really liked the audiobook, too. I’m in library school rn so I loved the parts about the library 😂Very, very enjoyable! ✨ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Death of parent

ly6's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Racism

morganperks's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

nxclx's review

adventurous sad fast-paced

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

Another book from my childhood that I only kind of remembered, and it was another great middle grade. I love the adventure Bud goes on, meeting found family along the way, and then his actual family and a true home at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Police brutality

Minor: Death, Racism, and Slavery

bencaroline's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is a GORGEOUS book. It is a book that will "grow with you"; I read this several times as a child and have returned to it now in 2021 to find so much poignant depth that never sacrifices the groundedness in our child narrator Bud.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

The portion of this book that has more graphic domestic abuse/bullying is mainly in one chapter, early in the book. Bud (the main character) has a graphic imagination, like when he suspects another character is a vampire, and such things I considered "minor" but put them in the content warnings. But it is still a kids' book and nothing is too dark in my opinion; and several of these "minor" things will likely not be picked up on by the middle grade demographic.