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2busyreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia and Bullying
Minor: Racism
affectionatelyrs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, War, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Bullying, and Racial slurs
Minor: Child death
nineinchnails's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i love the premise and i think the pacing was perfect for me. it felt a little slow in the first half (or longer im not quite sure) and then picked up fast like the calm before the storm. i do wish there was a little more development with the characters - at some points i was having a hard time figuring out who was speaking, too - but it wasn’t a massive issue with this since it still holds up quite well. it’s darker than i expected for a children’s book, but that’s what made it so hard for me to put down. the overall message was pretty bleak but i think the ending helped a lot.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Gore, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Excrement, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, War, and Racial slurs
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Reminiscent of Peter Pan and the lost boys and some really good character analysis of humanity as a whole when faced with struggles. How we try to achieve this collective control at all times but quickly fall down to hysteria and paranoia when faced with the unknown.
I felt like this was a really interesting look at life with an island of stranded boys and how they try to survive the wilderness.
I know a lot of this probably went over my head and that reflects in the rating as I didn't understand all the themes, but I'm glad I read this.
Graphic: Violence, Death, Fatphobia, Child death, Abandonment, Stalking, Murder, Body shaming, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Gore, Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
emory's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Racism
Short comment towards the end of chapter 11 where a character compares the violent boys to Native Americans.michayla13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Racism, Fatphobia, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
andremay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Racial slurs, Animal death, and Racism
issyd23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Child death, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
cowardlyteaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I read this for an English assignment, and I'm glad I did, as I've been wanting to read this for quite a while.
Admittedly, the start and up to the middle is a bit slow and not that interesting in terms of action, but I still find it very important to get to know the characters and how they go from being just a bit mean to being barbarians. However, the beginning too was far from boring, it was just slower than the second half.
It's appropriate for a very broad audience! Kids, teenagers, adults, and boys and girls. Of course, no book fits for everyone, but I'd recommend for everyone to try and read at least once.
Graphic: Gore, Fatphobia, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Child death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Racism
laindarko2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Injury/Injury detail