Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

52 reviews

nekadelis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

mndy's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’d read this a couple years ago and all I remember was it being very good. I was not mistaken as I reread it.

I definitely did not appreciate this story back then as I do now. This book was so heartbreaking and upsetting in the best way possible. The ending took me by surprise, and it was even worse when I realized

Joseph wouldn’t have died if he had not voluntarily left to protect Jack

. I would definitely recommend this book, especially if one was looking for a quicker read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Animal death and Car accident