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Pog by Pádraig Kenny

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kelamity_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this book. I wanted to witness the family come to terms with their grief. I wanted to know about Pog. I wanted to learn about the first ones.

But the story was...plodding. It was slow and mostly uneventful. The story is weighted in grief, but there is no touching or uplifting conclusion.

The story is great in theory, the idea of painful memories having power. But the entire book could have been condensed into a short story a quarter the size of the original text.

Maybe my own history with grief and loss has coloured my views on the story. Perhaps others will find more meaning to it.

womanon's review against another edition

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3.0

This was so lovely!

maireador20's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.0

jordanisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

professorchloeo's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

3.5

isileebee's review against another edition

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3.0

I thought it was an okay story which attempted to address grief through the lens of young teens/older kids. I have a slight niggle however; I know their father was also grieving, but he came across as really selfish and irresponsible. He never apologised when he snapped at them... denying them enrollment at school? This is safeguarding stuff and I think it was a bit too much to unpack for a kids book. Overall though, the message was nice and I think would be quite palatable for kids.