Reviews

Kids of Appetite by David Arnold

uranium_92's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

katdarat's review

5.0

i’ll be thinking about this book for a long time

calipete's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

ashleykingsley's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

hales1026's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

catbewks's review against another edition

2.0

This book was OK. I really appreciated Vic, and I loved his relationship with Mad. They were sweet.

Unfortunately, I think the story dragged a lot and, other than Vic, I didn't care for the characters that much. I think the story should have been told from his perspective only. Alas, it wasn't, and I think that's the main reason for my low rating. Mad wasn't able to carry the story, in my opinion, and that's what ultimately ruined the book for me.

Also, Vic's and Mad's voices were weirdly interchangeable, like??? How is that possible? They were so different from one another.

jtisreading's review against another edition

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.

ereaders's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars* I was so so sooo glad I received an ARC of this. It was one of my most anticipated books of the year!
Mosquitoland is seriously one of my favorite books of all time. I love it so much. And that means I expected a lot from this book.

I got what I expected.

Kids of Appetite was AMAZING. The characters were all so original, the plot was everything. These kids lives felt so real to me, and that is why David Arnold is one of my favorite authors. I love how his books have terms and phrases that belong to his books only. Super Racehorse, Singapore, the Madifesto, heart thinker. These terms will make no sense to you unless you read this book. And everyone needs to read this book (not to mention Mosquitoland too).

carla20's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

porlen's review

4.0

I liked the plot, and the writing style, and the characters, and just about everything about this book. The words that David Arnold wrote pierced right through my heart and I felt every feeling that he wanted me to feel.

Great read!