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abbyg007's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, Child abuse, Dementia, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Suicide
mblanke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual content
eternalbutt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, War, Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Dementia, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Abandonment, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Confinement, Blood, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gun violence and Alcohol
sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Child death
anna_18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Incest and Addiction
kryskross's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse
madinhoa's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Cannibalism, and Animal death
bookbelle5_17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
By: Stephen Chbosky
Christopher and his mother, Kate, escape from her abusive boyfriend to a small town in Pennsylvania. They are safe and content until Christopher gets lost in the Mission Street Woods for six days. When he is found he is smarter, with a strange touch, and the ability to hear people’s thoughts. He is asked to build tree right before Christmas by a mysterious voice while his touch has a bizarre touch that makes people mad with hate.
At first, I borrowed this from the library, but I had to buy so I could take my time without having to worrying about returning it. Christopher’s heroes’ journey is heartbreaking to read as we watch him struggle with everyone’s burdens being carried on his shoulders. His powers start out and something he can be proud, because he is getting smarter and helping people or so it seems, but things turned bad soon enough. It starts out as him having nose bleeds, but he sees how his touch effects people in negative way. He just wants to help people like his mom and friends, but there is a cost. This is one of those horror stories where at first, I didn’t know if he was imagining things or if this was really happening, but when things started showing signs of the chaos beginning it was pretty clear this was really happening. The Imaginary World has a nice a mixture of it seeming fun, but with a subtle hint of eeriness that makes it an unsettling place. There is a surreal quality to the imaginary world. The story partially takes place in one of my favorite settings in horror, a small town. The setting of a small town adds a bit claustrophobia to the story and the town’s folks eventually trapped literally and metaphorically. It looks at different kinds of bullying and abuse. Parents abusing their kids resulting in an endless cycle or bullying between kids. This also explores good vs. evil through a child’s eyes making it terrifying as kids are a lot more vulnerable. One of the creepiness aspects is the mailbox people. These are people with stitched eyes and mouths, who are slaves for our antagonist. I was quite surprised by something that happens at the beginning of the final battle.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Torture, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Pregnancy
seawarrior'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
3.0
It's difficult for me to gather much more to say about the book since it's so expansive, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to others. I did think the horror was written well, but the true source of it felt trite to me and I'd really been expecting something more original. If you do read it please review the list of content warnings, which is nearly as long as the book itself.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and War
sandpiper22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Dementia, Child death, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Addiction