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dnietoperafan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Death, and Blood
skylermob's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Abandonment
xvicesx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Body shaming, Murder, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture and War
andoriachan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Violence
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, Bullying, Vomit, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Ableism, Torture, Fatphobia, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, and Violence
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Excrement
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
rowy148's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Child death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: War and Abandonment
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
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
peteroneilljr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment and Child death