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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

14 reviews

belou's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence, Gore, and Death of parent

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Death, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, and Confinement

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

Minor: Racism and Mental illness

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Genocide, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Murder, Gun violence, War, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

bridget_magpie's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Second books of a trilogy mostly struggle to keep the story going but I think Thunderhead was very well done. So many crazy things happened, really enjoyed the development of the characters and the plot as well. This trilogy is at least a 4/5, but I actually liked the 2nd book more than the first so I’m giving this one 4.25/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Torture, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

shamciar's review against another edition

hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely love the use of dramatic irony and the commentary on political apathy. I also love the use of religion in the story itself. I'm also starting to enjoy the commentary and use as a literary device of how people follow rules vs how computer programs follow rules. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Car accident and Animal cruelty

Minor: Xenophobia

Death by drowning, death by animal attacks, questionable genetic and psychological manipulation

sunniva174's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Torture, Genocide, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

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