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Amigo Imaginário by Stephen Chbosky

48 reviews

sararainsberry's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

markedwithanm's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

sunnysoprano's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Car accident, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Medical content, Gun violence, and Dementia

kimdalia's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide

hollykat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

sgm926's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I bought this book after seeing a recommendation for it on tiktok. It is from the same author as Perks of Being a Wallflower, and even though it's very different than his first book, it was incredibly well written. It is a slow build but managed to keep me hooked and wanting to know what happened next. The characters were multi-dimensional and I enjoyed how the story was constantly switching POV's. The imagery was vivid and truly creepy at times and I think I'll never look at a deer the same way again. I found myself scratching my arm while I was reading and had to make myself stop. The ending was intense and perhaps a bit rushed, but still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Suicide

nitny19's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

ravensandlace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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One of my favorite books, after Harry Potter, is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I have a quote from the book on my blog banner, that’s how much I love the book. The movie is even better. So when I heard that Chbosky released a new book, I knew I had to jump on that book. I am beyond glad I picked this up because it has become my new favorite. 

The whole book was just spooky and creepy. The entire time I was reading, I felt this vague uneasiness. The atmosphere was so sinister and I just knew that something was going to happen. I didn’t know when but I knew at some point, something was going to happen and I was going to be so scared. I actually was a little scared, which never happens in books. 

One of the main reasons I loved this book was because of Christopher, the MC. Even though he was 7 (seven), I related to him on a personal level. He wanted to be better at school, especially math and that broke my heart. I know what it feels like and reading about him struggling brought back a lot of emotions. I was really rooting for him even when he was making some less than good choices. 

This book has many POVs but I found that enhanced the story. Every character has a unique personality, that you’ll know pretty immediately who they are and how they pertain to the story. I fell in love with each and every character. Even the “villains”, I found I wanted them to be better.  

Overall, this book was so different from the Perks of Being a Wallflower and that’s a good thing. It means that Chbosky has the chops to do different genres and do them well. I can’t wait to see what he does next. It's the perfect spooky and sinister book for Halloween or really anytime, because spooky season is all year round in my world.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault