Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

5 reviews

mandareads222's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Confinement, and Body shaming

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Death, Murder, Animal death, Child death, and Physical abuse

meg_elyse's review

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

wizardmotel's review

dark mysterious sad

they sure did gather that blue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Ableism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, and Death of parent

crochetcatking's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The ending is very open ended. It's a little bit of a slow read, definitely not one of Lois Lowry's best books, but it is still very enjoyable. I like how everything comes together in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Body shaming

Moderate: Bullying and Death

Minor: Sexism and Death of parent

marinapaso11's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Confinement