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jeanne05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death of parent and Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts
pabi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Excrement, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
wet_towlette's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Blood
jenfacen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
loz_reads11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
sglance9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cannibalism, Excrement, and Death of parent
gear3232's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gore
karyleighjoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Animal death
ricksilva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The story, centered around a boy trapped on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger that was part of a shipment of zoo animals being transported to North America from India, works best in its humorous moments. The background of the main character, who embraced multiple religions growing up, is engaging and entertaining.
The survival-story that makes up the bulk of the book is intended to be primarily symbolic, but is reasonably engaging as survival stories go, with the interactions between human and tiger the most interesting aspect. The ending is dragged out, and then given an alternative narrative to end on an ambiguous note leaving the reader to decide which is the "better story", but while it made a certain logical sense, I didn't find it all that satisfying a conclusion.
This was an entertaining read, but didn't live up to the hype of either the story's setup or it's popularity.
Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Cannibalism