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A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

25 reviews

worththecandle's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Drug use, and Animal death

sarahjulianna's review

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Addiction

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Vomit, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Todella vaikuttava kirja ekokatastrofista, vastuusta ja sukupolvien erosta. Rakastan lasten näkökulmasta kerrottuja kirjoja ja se yhdistettynä tähän ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttamiin vitsauksiin muodostaa kokonaisuuden, joka ei jätä kylmäksi. Kirja on todella raju.

Täysiä tähtiä kirja ei kuitenkaan saa, koska välillä joitain kritiikkejä ja ajatelmia oli kirjoitettu ehkä vähän liiaksi auki. Vertauskuvallisuus ja kaoottisuus sopi kirjaan paljon paremmin.

Edit: Kirja jäi niin vahvasti pyörimään mieleen, että kävin nostamassa arviota!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence

readingwithgoose's review

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Torture, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

vavocado's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Lord of the flies, end times, and the loss of faith in adults. Death of innocence. This could (and should) have been three times as long and I still would have enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

lybarron's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

A great post apocalypse novel where the kids are more mature than the adults. I loved this take on what communal life might look like and the self awareness of children in a situation where the world is falling apart. The role reversal gave such an interesting look, especially for people who may have raised their own parents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Animal death

dawntin's review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

bookishcori's review

challenging dark fast-paced

2.5

Apocalyptic story with irreverent teens and their apathetic parents in an allegory about climate change/destruction. This was weird and fine. Majorly underwhelming. Also felt like an adult trying to write how they think teenagers act/talk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Drug use

Birth trauma

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a quiet horror. The kind of creepy, unsettling book that makes the reader reflect on themselves. Horrific because the horror elements are realistic, current and future problems we will face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

mollmccaff's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Blood