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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

48 reviews

tinysierra's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

Wow. I did not predict anything that was going to happen in Thunderhead. It was easy to read and intriguing. This was a worthy sequel. 

Like the first book, when the plot started to feel mundane, some kind of twist would happen to make the story pick up again. 

I liked getting to see more into the Scythedom and the Thunderhead. All the threads of the plot and characters weave to create such an interesting story. 

The romance takes a very back burner, but it’s still vaguely there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fatphobia

ninkendo64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Blood and Confinement

adrienanthony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Body shaming

fancypotato1995's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Car accident

msradiosilence's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Addiction, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

wisteria1111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Better then the first book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, and Body horror

thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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

Neal Schustetman’s ability to craft characters is exceptional and this is abundantly clear in Thunderhead. A thrilling sequel that accomplishes plot in the most engaging, and in the end, subversive, way. A story that only moves faster and more invigorating with each page, the lives of characters weaving together in an increasingly masterful tapestry of narrative. 

Excuse me while I rush to the library for the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Genocide

Minor: Car accident and Suicide

esme_28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

seren's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Murder

emjen16's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Blood, and Gore