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kanipop's review
5.0
I teared up a few times because I needed Pip to find his own happiness and he did. It ended on a such a beautiful note!
terriaminute's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
4.5 stars; very emotional, darkest of these stories. Brought me to tears many times. All the emotion missing in #2 is here.
That half point deduction was for a not satisfying enough final act. Tsk, author. You don't put readers through all that, and then minimize retribution.
Content Warning: sexual abuse, PTSD, child abuse.
That half point deduction was for a not satisfying enough final act. Tsk, author. You don't put readers through all that, and then minimize retribution.
Content Warning: sexual abuse, PTSD, child abuse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
blueskyreview's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
violetlily13's review
emotional
hopeful
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
3.0
mobooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bellsb00ksandwritings's review
5.0
The Education of Pip was one of my favourite reads of last year. This was partly because of its main character, Pip, but that was certainly not the only reason!
When Pip made his first appearance in One Good Turn, I fell in love with him immediately. You can imagine I was super excited to learn that he was going to be the main character of the next book in the series. Reading an entire story about Pip was such a lovely treat, and as always, I highly enjoyed both the setting and the writing style as well. You know that feeling of sitting on the couch, cuddled up under a blanket with your cat and a steaming hot cup of tea? That’s exactly what I felt like when I was reading this book. That alone should be enough to convince you to read it too
When Pip made his first appearance in One Good Turn, I fell in love with him immediately. You can imagine I was super excited to learn that he was going to be the main character of the next book in the series. Reading an entire story about Pip was such a lovely treat, and as always, I highly enjoyed both the setting and the writing style as well. You know that feeling of sitting on the couch, cuddled up under a blanket with your cat and a steaming hot cup of tea? That’s exactly what I felt like when I was reading this book. That alone should be enough to convince you to read it too
readsknitsrepeats's review
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? Yes
4.5
We need more Pip!
I felt the ending was too abrupt in this one which is the only reason it isn't 5 stars. I was really invested in seeing Pip deal with his trauma and grow as an individual. I wanted to read more! More of his story is in book 4 but I really would love to see another book - maybe Bertie's book which could be set several years down the road??
strange_little_ranger's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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
5.0
a_ab's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
4.5
4.5*. This, so far, is my second favorite book in the series. Not as lovely as the first one was, but short, sweet and insightful.
This book tackles heavy topics, but in a safe idealized environment, and I love that approach so much! It enables a very focused discussion of very real issues. This fantasy setting a clever thought experiment that purposes a controlled environment of sorts and hypothesizes that even if we fix a bunch of issues our society perpetuates to complicate real world cases, there will still be a lot to deal with and think about, — so let's cut the extra drama and focus on those topics which remain universal even after the obvious nonsense is removed.
How much this story manages to explore and the depth of that exploration is astounding for such a short book.
And of top of all that, the book is just simply enjoyable and fun to read.
This book tackles heavy topics, but in a safe idealized environment, and I love that approach so much! It enables a very focused discussion of very real issues. This fantasy setting a clever thought experiment that purposes a controlled environment of sorts and hypothesizes that even if we fix a bunch of issues our society perpetuates to complicate real world cases, there will still be a lot to deal with and think about, — so let's cut the extra drama and focus on those topics which remain universal even after the obvious nonsense is removed.
How much this story manages to explore and the depth of that exploration is astounding for such a short book.
And of top of all that, the book is just simply enjoyable and fun to read.