Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte by T.J. Klune

193 reviews

jencolumb0's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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A solid queer romance in a magical world. It felt like someone put Alyssa Cole books in a blender with Harry Potter. Satisfying but I would have preferred more of the joy in the epilogue unleashed earlier in the book and milder threats from Lucy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent

ruthmoog's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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Despite the threats of gruesome death throughout, it's silo cute and wholesome!

A real story feeling to this, and great for a non-scary Hallowe'en read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gore, Death of parent, Abandonment

sockandkey's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Devoured this in less than a week. Extremely disappointed when I realized the (white) author was inspired to make a lighthearted fantasy by the 60s scoop (yikes), which was handled poorly, in retrospect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent

sohva's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

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One of the most heartwarming books I've read in a while! This is a perfect book when you just want to escape a bit to a sweet fluffy world. The only negative I have is that the book is occasionally a bit too cheesy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent

marthadude's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Cute but almost to the point of cringe in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Death of parent

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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this book genuinely felt like a warm hug. it was the first book i’ve finished in probably a year or more. the vibes it gave off (not content) felt like the vibes of watching the owl house. a wholesome story with a bit of danger. and the characters are all so unique and lovable in their own ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

funky_reads's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Death of parent

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent

abbiechron's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

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Seriously cannot recommend this book enough. The audiobook added lots of quirky character building with different voices. There were many smiles, heartaches, and times where I just sat laughing literally out loud. Fantastic comfort book with an undertone of mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment

jessalex610's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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One of the cutest books I’ve read this year! 

(8/24/22 edit)
I demoted it down a bit (4.5 to 3.75) bc while i still think it’s a cute book that handles themes of chosen family, belonging, and understanding in a sweet and hopeful way, reading about how this story is apparently inspired by the Sixties Scoop ruined the magic a bit. The way this sweet sugary story is supposed to be inspired from an unbelievably traumatizing part of First Nations history just leaves a sour aftertaste for me. Especially after reflecting on how savior-y Linus’ good guy arc developed over the story and the little things he said here and there. TJ Klune should’ve just said this was a cute gay book centered around mystical creatures and acceptance and just left it at that :/ but i am ultimately glad i ended up reading it for myself b/c without knowing this context, it was just the sweetest most wholesome story and i would die for every single kid in this book. 

And don’t let my criticism  dissuade you from reading the book! Just be aware, do your own research, and keep this context in mind as you read through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment