Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Ett hål om dagen by Louis Sachar

21 reviews

myk_yeah's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark relaxing fast-paced

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

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So enjoyable, I read this as a kid and remembered liking it and the movie. Upon reflection as an adult I realized it's about the prison industrial complex so gave it a reread and had the best time. Adventurous, with lovable characters and a true-to-life theme.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Slavery

Minor: Abandonment

The book features children at a fictionalized, but still realistic, forced labor camp. So the content warnings should be heeded, just know it is aimed at a child audience so although the subjects are dark they are not covered in a heavy-handed or adult way.

orchidlilly's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Alcohol

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment

Minor: Death, Vomit

lucy12345's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence

noseybonk's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Vomit

thesummerstorms's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Death of parent

gobbleme's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A gripping and haunting portrayal of the prison industrial complex and its cyclic nature, also not as sexual as you’d expect 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Abandonment

lily_k8y's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this book, all the way to the ending. I've been getting used to incomplete or unsatisfactory endings but this one left me satisfied when I turned the last page. Don't know if I would have appreciated the book as a child though with it's darker humour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder

Minor: Animal death

wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first time I read this book, I was in middle school and I fell in love with it. I loved the underdog story and how all of the plot lines were revealed to be so intricately interwoven. More than a decade later, I uncovered my copy and rereading it still brought me the same feelings of enthusiasm and interest that I remembered from my first experience with it.

Through the story, the author has a lot to say about racism, classism, the prison pipeline, and the exploitative nature of detainment centers. There is also an impressive smattering of commentary about the things adults do and say that (either intentionally or unintentionally) leave a lasting negative impression on how children view themselves. As an adult with a more informed perspective on these topics, I now understand how a story set in Texas turned out to have all of these elements, so I found myself stopping to let certain details sink in that I know I missed as a kid. I think the fact that it isn't preachy, instead painting a straightforward picture for the readers and saying "you decide if this is right or wrong," is what imprinted this story on my heart.

I only recently learned that there is a sequel and I am looking forward to seeing what happened to the other boys from Camp Green Lake!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Violence

Minor: Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Blood, Vomit, Murder

brookey8888's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really want to rewatch the movie now.

This is honestly pretty much the same as the movie there was nothing to different other then Stanley is overweight. This was fun but nothing amazing. I am glad I read it after loving the movie for so long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia