Reviews

The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga

dahliagreenleaf's review against another edition

5.0

I know I read this book like 8 months ago, but I'm kinda bored so I'm writing a review. This book was really really good, although it talked about a lot of heavy topics. I recommend this book to anyone, especially people who have gone through school shootings or similar situations.

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The ending was sad, this whole dang book was sad lmao

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bathmophobia's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Very tough read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, and Child death

k_fallah's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

xoxo_jess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

andreannechat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

karnivorous's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.5

xosarahirene's review against another edition

5.0

Important, beautiful, necessary, powerful. I have no other and a billion other words. Every educator should read this book.

elizabethwillett's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

brittneyfike's review against another edition

4.0

THIS WAS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN. IT
DEALS WITH LOSS AND AND GUILT AND SO
MUCH MORE. I REALLY LIKED BOTH CORA
& QUINN. THEY BOTH GREW SO MUCH
THROUGHOUT THE STORY.

breakfastgrey's review against another edition

2.0

While the second half of this book is considerably better than the first half, I still found the whole thing lacking. It just felt so, so contrived and cliched. It wants so desperately to be a big, important story that no part of it feels real, especially the characters. They feel like characters based off book characters, not actual children. In the end, the whole thing feels like it was written with the checklist of important middle grade topics at hand and a determination to check everything it could off the list. Also, there is no time travel in this book about time travel… unless the real time travel is the memories we make along the way?!