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parcoeur's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and War
Minor: Vomit and Ableism
orchidlilly's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
3.25
Pretty good, I really like the time travel aspect. I've always loved stories that have this kind of interconnected non-linear time travel narratives. That being said, I do miss Calvin as a character, I feel like more could have been done with him in this and the previous books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse
Minor: War, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Blood, and Forced institutionalization
librarymouse's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-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
4.25
The more I read of this series, the more there is to love. I'm really enjoying watching Meg and Charles Wallace, and to a lesser extent, Sandy and Dennis grow up. In this novel, Meg is older than I am now, but reading how she still feels like a child and sometimes still sees herself as a child and she's in her parents home it's very relatable. This is the first novel I can remember reading that has a pregnant main character. Having her go with Charles Wallace on his adventures through their ability to connect to one another regardless of geographic and temporal distance, and introducing new pets that have abilities to assist with that connection is a unique and interesting method of story telling that worked really well. These novels do wonderful job humanizing these archetypal adults that played a villain roles in our protagonist' childhoods. They make them into round and interesting characters that readers not only can empathize with, but often come to love.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Grief, Death, and Forced institutionalization
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