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iane_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Body shaming, Abandonment, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs
Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Medical content
scarlett_f's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Drug use, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
openbookheartmind's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Torture, Violence, and Sexual content
haleybspiegel'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
5.0
Very well written, amazing storyline about choosing your own path and accepting people for who they are
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse
ilaxaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
tippettreads's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual content
kaimetcalfe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Cannibalism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
⁹sockandkey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Ableism, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Self harm
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Xenophobia
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Racism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
A real life plane crash is discussed in one scene. There are a few uncomfortable jokes made about child characters.Not sure how to tag it, but the fact that the fantasy oppression narrative was partially inspired by the Sixties Scoop is very much something to be aware of.
octopus_farmer's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
And then something changed, and I cannot precisely put my finger on it, but I began to enjoy the book for its heart. It's still a beach read in my mind, and I cannot reconcile Linus' strange behavior between recognizing bigotry (since some of the story seemed to entail him unlearning similar lessons) and also wanting to put the children in that environment, though it made more sense once it actually happened. In fact, its clearly allegorical structure seems really simplistic and heavy-handed at times, with the children standing in for a variety of marginalized people without really acknowledging the specifics of how bigotry works, what intersectionality is or realizes (for instance, it seemed important that Sal was Black, but his race wasn't ever remarked on as a part of his struggle as apparently the only werewolf in the world. Maybe Klune didn't want to bother with these things and created a world that has no racism or homophobia, but there's also that weird interaction with Linus' neighbor who 'forgets' he's 'not one for the ladies'?? I digress), how resistance can work outside the system, or what 'passing' means for different people. For this reason, I also have some questions about the actual audience of this book, as it seemed to straddle adult and YA. But on the whole, I found it sweet.
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Confinement
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