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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter
105 reviews
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Just a great book. It’s well written, many lines read like poetry, but also heart wrenching and made me ugly cry. So good, lovable, characters with faults and quirks. Makes you feel like you experience it with the characters with the captivating imagery used.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Classism
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
really loved this one, but found out after reading that the author might be problematic? this might be a book to steer clear of/avoid supporting, but i also should read more before forming an opinion. disappointing, to say the least :/
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
This is hands down my favorite book I’ve ever read!! Not only is it 400 pages of free serotonin, it has important messages about prejudice and problems with the government that are especially relevant today. I think everyone should read it at some point in their lives because I believe everyone can learn something from it. It’s very well written and it makes my heart so happy (:
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Xenophobia, Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
Read this if:
You are looking for something heartwarming about found family, celebrating bodily differences, with a gay romance between middle age men. It also shows that a mediocre person with privilege has the power and a responsibility to stand up for those harmed by institutions and racism.
You are looking for something heartwarming about found family, celebrating bodily differences, with a gay romance between middle age men. It also shows that a mediocre person with privilege has the power and a responsibility to stand up for those harmed by institutions and racism.
Don’t read this if:
You are looking for a story that completely and satisfactorily addresses the many ways that the Sixties Scoop harmed indigenous peoples, look elsewhere. It does put the responsibilities of fixing the problems onto the privileged, however they are made into a hero because their efforts are sadly rare.
You are looking for a story that completely and satisfactorily addresses the many ways that the Sixties Scoop harmed indigenous peoples, look elsewhere. It does put the responsibilities of fixing the problems onto the privileged, however they are made into a hero because their efforts are sadly rare.
With that it mind:
If you can understand that this book is unsatisfactory when it comes to properly addressing the many horrors of stealing and institutionalizing peoples because the people in power have decided that their birth families cannot care properly for their children. However it does a fairly decent job in showing the long term emotional and mental damage that this clauses in the children, but also the adults who have also had to live through this situation.
Does it solve everything and puts all the appropriate blame on the system and then fixes the problem? Nope, not even close. This is basically a love letter to the average person who does what is in their personal power to improve and protect the happiness of those who have been hurt by government and biases against the “other”.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
There is a lot of mentioning of potential triggers as it talks a lot about the traumas of foster care and a system purposely controlling underprivileged bodies and their rights. The current environment is safe, however all the children are battling the trauma from previous placements and this home is still under the control of the system. There is current bully and hate from the locals. Children also acting menacing/threatening death as a response to their previous traumas.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(real rating 2.5 stars) will not give more than 1 star tho because of the harmful issues of this book and it’s author.
read Kas’s review for more detailed information (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4032060130)
a few more points i would like to make:
- the representation was NOT great, TJ Kluge could have focused less on stereotypes and more on actual characterizations of the characters (the black woman as the angry caretaker role, the fat guy constantly shamed for how he looks and doesn’t have any friends, a black boy who literally turns into a dog when people make him nervous…)
- slow, VERY slow book, focuses more on describing little things rather than keeping things moving, especially at the beginning (i do not care about the color of the little blanket on your bed is TELL ME INTERESTING FACTS)
- so boring and i did anticipate everything before it happened, ugh
- i felt like this book lacked that kind of spark that makes u exited every time you continue to read it, i was just reading it to be done with this honestly
read Kas’s review for more detailed information (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4032060130)
a few more points i would like to make:
- the representation was NOT great, TJ Kluge could have focused less on stereotypes and more on actual characterizations of the characters (the black woman as the angry caretaker role, the fat guy constantly shamed for how he looks and doesn’t have any friends, a black boy who literally turns into a dog when people make him nervous…)
- slow, VERY slow book, focuses more on describing little things rather than keeping things moving, especially at the beginning (i do not care about the color of the little blanket on your bed is TELL ME INTERESTING FACTS)
- so boring and i did anticipate everything before it happened, ugh
- i felt like this book lacked that kind of spark that makes u exited every time you continue to read it, i was just reading it to be done with this honestly
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia