Scan barcode
paigelm's review
2.0
I found the beginning of this book intriguing, opening in an interrogation room and two kids who know how a murder played out, but they have to stall. Pretty interesting, right? I also really liked Victor's, who was the main male protagonist, voice in this story and his relationship with his deceased father. However, certain aspects of this story seem to unbelievable. A bunch of kids living on their own in a greenhouse? Victor leaves his mom for days and no one knows where he is and there is not an all out manhunt for him? I mean he is under the age of 18 and gone for a week. Then Arnold can't resist but tie up everything neatly in a bow, and actually Victor and his new stepdad will get along, and Mad's uncle's murder will not be a big deal, and also there are two brothers from a country in Africa, Uganda, Rwanda? who escaped, but there whole family died, and then were adopted, but the older brother is going to write a book and collects people as chapters...Too much
lizziematata's review against another edition
3.0
There’s something about David Arnold’s writing that is able to completely entertain the reader. His novels are never boring, for me anyway. However, there’a also something that seems a bit too much like trying too hard. There are so many quirky sayings in Kids of Appetite, like, “simultaneous extreme opposites,” and “old-new.” They do make sense, and they are all of course cute, but there are so many. There are also so many novels now that feature quirky kids who all talk this way. It gets to be too much for me. Nonetheless, Kids of Appetite, just like Mosquitoland, is about the journey between kids who are continuously trying to find themselves while also fulfilling some type of purpose, and while it is a bit formulaic when reduced down to those terms, it is still an endearing theme and one that Arnold is good at portraying and making entertaining throughout.
Despite the typical quirkiness of the characters, they are still those to be invested in; you care about them and their outcome and in Kids of Appetite, Arnold also teaches readers about a little known condition called Moebius of which the main character struggles with in pain, and also unfortunately in the rest of the world’s confusion about it. I love that Arnold enlightens his readers about this condition so that more of us know and hopefully do not affect victim’s of this condition in as much a negative way as Vic has experienced in this novel, and it is also admirable that Arnold was able to incorporate this in a way that compliments the story while also teaching us readers about it.
Despite the typical quirkiness of the characters, they are still those to be invested in; you care about them and their outcome and in Kids of Appetite, Arnold also teaches readers about a little known condition called Moebius of which the main character struggles with in pain, and also unfortunately in the rest of the world’s confusion about it. I love that Arnold enlightens his readers about this condition so that more of us know and hopefully do not affect victim’s of this condition in as much a negative way as Vic has experienced in this novel, and it is also admirable that Arnold was able to incorporate this in a way that compliments the story while also teaching us readers about it.
krissyronan's review
4.0
This book wasn't what I expected but I loved it. Some mystery and sadness and a crew of awesome characters. Highly recommend.
theverbalthing's review
5.0
Wow. Wow. I absolutely flew through Kids of Appetite because I had such a hard time putting it down. This book reads like a film — the non-linear storytelling is so well done, each bit of foreshadowing giving away just enough without being overbearing or trite. I so thoroughly enjoyed the character development in this story and the way everything comes together.
I'm grateful I saw Kids of Appetite on Ursula Uriarte's Instagram several months ago and added it to my TBR, and that I saw it on the shelf at my local library when I went in to pick up some reserved books earlier this month.
I loved this book. So much. Goddamn.
I'm grateful I saw Kids of Appetite on Ursula Uriarte's Instagram several months ago and added it to my TBR, and that I saw it on the shelf at my local library when I went in to pick up some reserved books earlier this month.
I loved this book. So much. Goddamn.
xokristim's review
5.0
Can the word LOVE count as my review?!?! Seriously though this was such an amazing written book and I will post a longer review ASAP!
ARC REVIEW
ARC REVIEW
jtisreading's review
3.0
I read this book intermittently for the past few months. It is a solid read but at the same time a bit obtuse. The episodic feel of any book or movie pits me against the story from the beginning. KOA is no exception. I enjoy flow and a lot of the book feels episodic with a small flow throughout. But Arnold can write with humor and tension and pure enjoyment. So I moved from place to place in the book over a few months. I really enjoyed the quibs, but the randomness sometimes went a bit too much of side ranting without a point. The last 1/3 of the book picked up but the resolution was just toooooo long.
I lent the book to a few other people and they loved it more than I did. So it seems it really is worth reading, and thematically I would agree that it is suited for some real thinking and healing processes in people dealing with image and/or loss.
I lent the book to a few other people and they loved it more than I did. So it seems it really is worth reading, and thematically I would agree that it is suited for some real thinking and healing processes in people dealing with image and/or loss.
hanniafolklord's review against another edition
2.0
<2.5>
Estoy haciendo un reading challenge de los discos de taylor swift, en especial folklore, este libro representa la primera canción del album The 1. "Un libro al que quisieras darle otra oportunidad" y para eso escogí los chicos del hambre, lectura que empecé en noviembre del año pasado y que había dejado por que no capto mi atención. Honestamente me siento feliz de haberlo acabado, ya que el final me gusto. Aún así le di una calificación baja de 2.5 estrellas por hecho que me parecieron aburridas muchísimas partes del libro, se me hacia complicado seguir leyendo en varias partes, siento que el libro no es de mi estilo, y creo que eso influyo mucho en que no me gustara. Lo que si rescato son los personajes, nunca me había tocado leer o escuchar de un protagonista con síndrome de Moebius, y que en este libro Vic padezca de este síndrome me pareció interesante, y me dio gusto ya que algunos lectores con el síndrome podrían sentirse reflejados en el, amé a Coco con su personalidad de una niña tan espontanea, creo que podría decir que ella fue mi personaje favorito. Me gusto la diversidad del libro, los personajes me gustaron, y el final me pareció lindo, pero en realidad este libro no es para mi en cuanto a trama, me pareció plana y sosa, en pocas palabras me aburrió en muchas partes del libro, aun así me gusto haberle dado una segunda oportunidad.
Estoy haciendo un reading challenge de los discos de taylor swift, en especial folklore, este libro representa la primera canción del album The 1. "Un libro al que quisieras darle otra oportunidad" y para eso escogí los chicos del hambre, lectura que empecé en noviembre del año pasado y que había dejado por que no capto mi atención. Honestamente me siento feliz de haberlo acabado, ya que el final me gusto. Aún así le di una calificación baja de 2.5 estrellas por hecho que me parecieron aburridas muchísimas partes del libro, se me hacia complicado seguir leyendo en varias partes, siento que el libro no es de mi estilo, y creo que eso influyo mucho en que no me gustara. Lo que si rescato son los personajes, nunca me había tocado leer o escuchar de un protagonista con síndrome de Moebius, y que en este libro Vic padezca de este síndrome me pareció interesante, y me dio gusto ya que algunos lectores con el síndrome podrían sentirse reflejados en el, amé a Coco con su personalidad de una niña tan espontanea, creo que podría decir que ella fue mi personaje favorito. Me gusto la diversidad del libro, los personajes me gustaron, y el final me pareció lindo, pero en realidad este libro no es para mi en cuanto a trama, me pareció plana y sosa, en pocas palabras me aburrió en muchas partes del libro, aun así me gusto haberle dado una segunda oportunidad.
evreardon's review
4.0
I didn't love it as much as Mosquitoland but damn, I will be watching David Arnold's career for a very long time.
I liked how the story unfolded and how it was framed. I liked the uncertainty. I liked the characters. I loved that warm fuzzy feeling during some of the more poignant moments.
If you like diverse contemporaries, read this.
I liked how the story unfolded and how it was framed. I liked the uncertainty. I liked the characters. I loved that warm fuzzy feeling during some of the more poignant moments.
If you like diverse contemporaries, read this.