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A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

9 reviews

amelia_horseman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Death, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I am really glad that I picked up this book because of this cute concept. I truly enjoyed embarking on this adventure with Griz and his dog. 

First of all, Griz’s fresh and naive view of our current world was really interesting. As Griz discovers more of his world, we learn about the past and how humanity will be a full circle.

I loved how the world and nature rebuilt themselves after all the humans died. It  just seems so fitting for Earth to heal from us.

I also thought the world building was beautifully written (I could picture so many of these sceneries), yet realistic for a 12 year old child. It felt like a little diary

I will say for how many books Griz read, she couldn’t put dialogue into quotations? But I guess if it’s a diary she didn’t have to

and the wording definitely reflected it. I loved seeing the main character’s personality and curious questions around the world

like how did we sound when we had lots of people? Did we appreciate the wonders of the world as much as he did?

that brought such a different perspective on our real world. I also loved how this feels like a mini coming of age story as we see the main character question their emotions, values, and actions. This main character is very reflective for a 12 year old.

The reflections about appreciating the little things, how she met Joan Dark, and the burning of that church. Also all the roasting Griz does for herself about her questionable actions.

 

The plot gets better as you get closer towards the end of the story. The tension and intriguing of the story felt like slowly blowing up a ballon and waiting for it to pop. Primarily, we just get Griz exploring the world with Jip for most of the world. But I really liked the mini internal and external conflicts Griz had on this adventure. I was really rooting for the MC on those journeys.  
I will say some things were predictable

Joy being alive, Sweethope being burned down, Griz getting sick, John Dark getting angry over the necklace

because of the fitting obliviousness of the main character, yet it was still enjoyable. I also did not predict the multiple plot twists in the book like

Griz being a girl, Jip coming back, Jess beign alive, John Dark falling into a hole, the Cult Breeder Group

. Overall, the scenery, world-building, and the thoughts of the main character are the primary focus of the book. Very enjoyable and interesting. Would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Gore

cosmicruin's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Transphobia, and Violence

momo_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Animal cruelty

maulikki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well written story about getting your dog back. The imagery of the nature-claimed world is immersive. A good mix of plot and character. And dogs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Excrement, and Pregnancy

matthewreece's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Slavery

amnda527's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Review:

The first half was very slow, I would have given that 3 stars. The second half was much better, so that would have been a 4 stars. I really liked the ending. 

The story itself was very interesting and good. Especially the concept. It was also pretty haunting to think about.

I would have liked to have a little bit more explanation of the past and what happened there.

I really loved all of the characters, they were very awesome. Jip was one of my favorites.

The twists near the end were very good and the foreshadowing earlier in the book were also well done.

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I'm currently reading A boy and his dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher. I was craving sci-fi, so I picked this up at the library. 

It's really good and pretty creepy so far. Would probably give it 4, maybe even 5 stars.

I didn't love this as much as I hoped. That was mainly because the first half of the story was very slow. Nothing really happened and the worldbuilding wasn't enough and interesting enough to keep it interesting for me. I would have given the book 3 stars if it wasn't for the second half. There the pace picked up and it became very intriguing. I would have given that part 4 stars, so my final rating is 3,5 stars. I highly recommend this if you like dystopian stories that are more slow and have very good characters and an interesting world. Another one of my favourite characters is in this: the dog Jip. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Violence