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emotional
funny
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
Super cute
But challenging themes
But challenging themes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Violence
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You really can’t go wrong with TJ Klune, and this was very heartwarming and funny like The House in the Cerulean Sea. But…it did fall flat for me in the second half. I felt like, as the reader, I wasn’t trusted to understand the point of the book, and it was just being re-iterated over and over and over again. What I loved most about THITCS was that it showed deep character growth in a slow, realistic, & really inspiring way. In this book, all the good guys got along with each other the whole time and always said the perfect thing (with a few tiny exceptions), and all the bad guys remained bad and one-dimensional. And, the resolution at the end was a very convenient turn of events. However, Arthur’s speech at the government trial was fantastic! As was the dialogue between the kids - hilarious as always. I’d say this is worth the read if you want to spend more wholesome time in Marsyas, but don’t expect the same narrative arcs and character development of the first book. I saw a few other people saying that the author was more focussed on making a point than telling a good story, and I agree 100%.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Arthur Parnassus könnte glücklicher nicht sein. Mit seinem Partner Linus Baker und seinen 6 magisch begabten Kindern lebt er auf Marsayas in Frieden. Bis er eine Vorladung der englischen Regierung erhält. Er soll über seine Vergangenheit und über die Fähigkeiten seiner Kinder aussagen. Die Verhandlung gerät aus dem Ruder und schon sieht sich Arthur mit der Gefahr konfrontiert, seine Familie zu verlieren.
"Jenseits des Ozeans" ist die Fortsetzung von "Mr Parnassus' Heim für Magisch Begabte" und hat mich komplett begeistert. T.J. Klune erzählt eine bunte, queere und lehrreiche Geschichte, die mich laut lachen, vor Spannung zittern und auch weinen ließ.
Im Mittelpunkt stehen Arthur, Linus und ihre Kinder. Jedes Kind ist einzigartig begabt und hat eine schwere Zeit hinter sich, bevor es zu Arthur auf die Insel kam. Diese wunderbare Mischung aus grundlegend verschiedenen Charakteren, einer Geschichte um Hass, Ablehnung aber auch Toleranz und Liebe und einer bildhaften, humorvollen Erzählweise hat mich von Seite 1 in ihren Bann gezogen.
Ein absolutes Lesehighlight und eine klare Empfehlung.
"Jenseits des Ozeans" ist die Fortsetzung von "Mr Parnassus' Heim für Magisch Begabte" und hat mich komplett begeistert. T.J. Klune erzählt eine bunte, queere und lehrreiche Geschichte, die mich laut lachen, vor Spannung zittern und auch weinen ließ.
Im Mittelpunkt stehen Arthur, Linus und ihre Kinder. Jedes Kind ist einzigartig begabt und hat eine schwere Zeit hinter sich, bevor es zu Arthur auf die Insel kam. Diese wunderbare Mischung aus grundlegend verschiedenen Charakteren, einer Geschichte um Hass, Ablehnung aber auch Toleranz und Liebe und einer bildhaften, humorvollen Erzählweise hat mich von Seite 1 in ihren Bann gezogen.
Ein absolutes Lesehighlight und eine klare Empfehlung.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Confinement, Hate crime, Violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
Another delightful chapter in this series. I really hope the author is not finished yet. Books like this are even more important to read these days and I strongly recommend sticking around for the afterword. These books are fantastic as audiobooks because the narrator brings them to life. I don’t think my brain could do them justice the way he does.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a joyous, exuberant, triumphant warm hug of a book. It features love in all its many forms, found family, people standing up for what is right, good overcoming evil, the joy of being unapologetically yourself and being loved and accepted for that, a place where all children are safe and nurtured, and advocates and celebrates the ability to be free, regardless of who you are - queer, neurodivergent, or any other type of "different". If you are in despair about the state of the world - and who isn't? - then this book is a perfect dose of literary medicine. It'll remind you afresh of the sort of world you want to live in and reinvigorate you to do what you can to bring it to fruition. And that dedication? 😘
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
The emotional highs in this book were amazing along with the new depth added to some previous characters. Found myself tearing up several times. I loved this even more than the first book, and the first one charmed me so much I had to buy it for friends.
There are some things in the book that feels overly obvious/hamfisted, but that may be so it can appeal to a wider age group.
There are some things in the book that feels overly obvious/hamfisted, but that may be so it can appeal to a wider age group.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse