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tanner9905's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, and War
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Homophobia, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
milesjmoran's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Child abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Homophobia, Blood, Gun violence, and Grief
hannahmayreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
**September 2019**
Even on this second reading, I am no less shocked, appalled, confused, angry, saddened... this is a brilliant and confronting book. Again, it was no less immersive on a second reading than it was the first time around. The breaks between time shifts are sudden, like the moment the surface breaks when you come up for air.
**February 2013**
This is not the book you think it will be. It is so much better! This a new perspective on a familiar tale, constantly developing and surprising; keeping you engaged and enthralled as the story takes shape.
And oh does it hurt to read some of it. Some sentences are a slap in the face or a punch to the stomach; some images are so tragic they are beyond belief. And yet you know it would all be true for some poor soul, for those were the times. Like Boyne's The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, you will be shocked, heartbroken and relieved all at the same time. Again, Boyne makes a tragedy beautifully poignant.
This book is so unexpected and exceptionally written that anyone would find it hard to put down. Just be prepared, for there is an ending not entirely happy (and yet not unhappy either) and it will shock you beyond tears.
Even on this second reading, I am no less shocked, appalled, confused, angry, saddened... this is a brilliant and confronting book. Again, it was no less immersive on a second reading than it was the first time around. The breaks between time shifts are sudden, like the moment the surface breaks when you come up for air.
**February 2013**
This is not the book you think it will be. It is so much better! This a new perspective on a familiar tale, constantly developing and surprising; keeping you engaged and enthralled as the story takes shape.
And oh does it hurt to read some of it. Some sentences are a slap in the face or a punch to the stomach; some images are so tragic they are beyond belief. And yet you know it would all be true for some poor soul, for those were the times. Like Boyne's The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, you will be shocked, heartbroken and relieved all at the same time. Again, Boyne makes a tragedy beautifully poignant.
This book is so unexpected and exceptionally written that anyone would find it hard to put down. Just be prepared, for there is an ending not entirely happy (and yet not unhappy either) and it will shock you beyond tears.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence
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