Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

9 reviews

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Medical trauma, Bullying, Violence, Deadnaming, War, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Confinement

michaelion's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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

Feels like a movie. Extra points for no men. Negative points for the art not being clear. It's very beautiful, but it should've had more color. Maybe that's the artist's style but many moments were hard to differentiate between things like characters and lighting because the color scheme kinda melds together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Violence, Ableism, Trafficking, War, and Colonisation

rachelditty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-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

4.5

Another great story from Tillie Walden! The beginning was a bit slow for me, but once the plot really started to roll I couldn't put it down! I loved all the backstory we got for the core five characters, and the last five chapters were extremely gripping at tense. A great read!

A quote I liked:
"And I did make it to you. It just took me five years." (p. 479-480).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Transphobia

marae216's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Confinement

Minor: Transphobia

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Confinement

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Toxic friendship, and Ableism

ecster's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Love love love this book! Picked it up in the library, didn't know anything about it and absolutely fell in love with all the characters, the world building is unreal and the art style is pure visual poetry. Don't give this one miss!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Death of parent, and Confinement

anniefwrites's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this. I absolutely love Tillie Walden’s art style, and those intricate details and sweeping scenery were so well-suited to a space story. I’m not usually a sci-fi fan, but the characters’ emotional journeys were at the heart of the story and we’re so well captured. A really beautiful graphic novel in many ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

baponthecob's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

There is absolutely nothing I would change about this book. The art is gorgeous. I fell in love with all the characters and their friendship and relationships. Elliot is the nonbinary icon I needed to see. Everyone is queer. Enough said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Violence, Transphobia, and Murder

toopunkrockforshul's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautiful artwork and really interesting world, with a relatable cast of characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Transphobia

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Bullying, Death of parent, and Death