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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

59 reviews

gwenswoons's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So unusual and truly marvelous in the most literal sense. I LOVED You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty, one of my favorites of the last many years, and thought Vivek Oji was amazing too; but this is my first YA of Emezi’s, and I wasn’t sure what it might be like. But it’s gorgeous - their writing always stuns me and leaves me breathless and this is no different. I thought it was truly incredible, in a work that is so accessible for younger readers, to have language so eloquent and perfumed in the way Emezi’s always is, and to be able to approach the heaviest and most devastating topics of humanity with a light enough touch that a younger reader could live inside this story. I’m not someone who loves fantasy - I don’t read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy, and sometimes supernatural elements lose me a little bit - but Emezi’s writing is just so beautiful and so compelling at every turn that I didn’t even give a thought to whether or not I believed what was happening (I just: did). Same, somehow, too, with the allegorical/archetypal elements: these could be so obvious and heavy-handed on another writer’s desk, and yet Emezi’s world building and story crafting are so exquisite that every element of the story - every word, every turn of phrase and plot - feels inevitable. Such a gorgeous read, and I thought the audio was gorgeously narrated, too, by Christopher Myers (something about this book as a dark fairytale/ parable worked really beautifully for me in audio format and I feel like Myers really captured for readers that feeling of listening to a story - so good).

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aurora4847's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

A brilliant story about a world supposedly rid of violence and bigotry. Jam has to come to terms with the fact that her world isn't as perfect as it seems, and old monsters still lurk in the shadows.

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zellerella's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

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calamitydane's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

All I had going in was the title and a recommendation. This book both chilled and warmed my heart. The writing felt a lot like A Wrinkle in Time. The story dealt with some very difficult subject matter but in a way that felt easy for kids and adults to understand. And I appreciated the black, trans main character, non-binary character, and polyamorous parents.

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honeycupreads's review

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challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The truth does not change whether it is seen or unseen, it whispered in her mind. A thing that is happening happens whether you look at it or not. And yes, maybe it is easier not to look. Maybe it is easier to say because you do not see it, it is not happening.

Wow… This book packs such a punch in so little pages… This book is so heavy and will truly leave you at a loss of words. Complacency and its negative effects are depicted so well in this novel it tears you open. What we choose not to see when it comes to those we know and love and how that effects not only those close to us but also the world we live in. I cannot fully explain how wonderful this book is.

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booksteader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

This book should be on every young person's must-read list. Jam, a 15 year-old Black trans girl is selectively mute, loved and celebrated by her entire family and community, and is on a mission to save her friend Redemption from the monsters he cannot see. Pet, a "monster" who comes alive from one of Jam's mother's paintings, helps her in this war. Part fantasy, part coming-of-age, part mystery, this book teaches valuable lessons about friendship, bravery, and truth. As Pet says when introducing itself to Jam at the beginning, "The first step to seeing is seeing that there are things you do not see." The eye-opening lesson that concludes this book will punch you in the gut and remind every reader that monsters can slip into even the most perfect world if we're not careful to watch and admit they exist.
👾👾👾👾 Would recommend, especially to young people 10 years and over.

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