The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

3.77 AVERAGE

sleepyalbatross's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

literarycoffeecat's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense

sparkerzillich's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective slow-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
A unique story about the magical role of pencils in WWII and the Chinese civil war compared with modern technology.  Speaks to the power of sharing our stories, whether by pencil or through social media. The book has some bloody/graphic scenes, but it also made me want to write with a pencil. 
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paperfences's review against another edition

4.0
emotional informative reflective sad 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
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cmfruin2012's review against another edition

3.25
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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mckenzie_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 28%
I think this book could work for me at another time. Right now I’m not feeling interested in the characters and the romances especially unbelievable. 

laceyvickers's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

christinapzhou's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

gracelouise's review against another edition

3.75
emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

elletivo's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful 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: Complicated