Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel by Ned Vizzini, David Levithan

2 reviews

xangemthelibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

This was... okay. The graphic novel adaptation is clearly abridged. There are places where things seem to resolve far too quickly, or questions that don't get answered at all. What happened to Rich after the fire? Did he survive? Why did he go mad? And the squib really changed its tune very quickly at the end. All of the sudden it was very "Oh shoot I messed up. Please buy 4.0" Instead of the "My way or the highway" attitude it had the entire time. 

I recently read a graphic novel with a similar plot to this called The Cool Code and I just really feel like that one was better done than this one. The art was cuter too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

cozylifewithabby's review

funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Interesting comment on societal expectations and technology. Laughed a few times, cringed a lot. Very entertaining and a quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury