Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

3 reviews

blombern's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body shaming and Death of parent

auddiev_quinn2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Torture, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Confinement

kamrynkoble's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Gah! I remember that when I read this in middle school, I was SO Team Alex and HATED Julien. Now I’m like eh, they’re both . . . teenaged boys. But it’s still so fun!

This one definitely kicks up the dystopian vibe and has a lot more survival elements than Delirium. I think the dual timeline was a wise choice, even though it departs from the first book. 

Loved the ending. I wish I could remember how I felt when I read this the first time—I wasn’t surprised now because I actually managed to remember it over the nine years since I first read this. 

I listened to this one on audio. Sarah Drew, I love you, but you are just not Lena to me. I might actually “read” Requiem to get away from this narration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Abandonment and Ableism