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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter
352 reviews
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
A sweet and fun story, though its positive messages — however welcome! — were delivered with a very heavy hand.
I was also disappointed with the book's espousal of diet culture and anti-fat bias. We're frequently reminded that Linus is "rotund," that he should lose weight, that his body is a problem, that he shouldn't eat ice cream, etc. It seems like a real blind spot for the author, especially given that the whole book is about affirming people for who they are…
I was also disappointed with the book's espousal of diet culture and anti-fat bias. We're frequently reminded that Linus is "rotund," that he should lose weight, that his body is a problem, that he shouldn't eat ice cream, etc. It seems like a real blind spot for the author, especially given that the whole book is about affirming people for who they are…
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia
lighthearted
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism
Minor: Drug use
There was no explicit drug use, but there was reference to drugs briefly by a side character.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
Go with the audiobook. I usually prefer print, but the audio was a delight with all the different voices!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment
Minor: Confinement
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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 was the fifth book-club book me and my friend's read this year. I think that this book were the first book all four of us really enjoyed.
This book is both cute and gets your brain thinking. The main character gets an assignment to visit a children's home for magical children. I think that the children are my favorite characters in this book instead of the main character and the adults.
I liked Klune's writing, it's easy to read and understand, but also lively and vivid. I like when books languages are easy and direct witch made me interested to read a second book by Klune.
It's over a month since I finished this book so I don't have so much to say right now :(
Quotes I liked:
"A home isn't always the house we live in. It's also the people we choose to surround ourselves with." - Helen, p. 281
"What's the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?" - Zoe, P. 339
Took me 10 hours and 32 minutes to read.
This book is both cute and gets your brain thinking. The main character gets an assignment to visit a children's home for magical children. I think that the children are my favorite characters in this book instead of the main character and the adults.
I liked Klune's writing, it's easy to read and understand, but also lively and vivid. I like when books languages are easy and direct witch made me interested to read a second book by Klune.
It's over a month since I finished this book so I don't have so much to say right now :(
Quotes I liked:
"A home isn't always the house we live in. It's also the people we choose to surround ourselves with." - Helen, p. 281
"What's the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?" - Zoe, P. 339
Took me 10 hours and 32 minutes to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Body shaming
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Not as much plot as I typically prefer, but it was such a good story. TJ Klune is a wonderful storyteller. I cried multiple times reading this, and not just at the ending. Just wait 'til Pixar gets their hands on this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Religious bigotry
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
So many friends have recommended this to me, and I finally found the time to listen to it. I loved the audiobook reader, and the writing did such a wonderful job of drawing me into the story. It was sweet and cozy, kind of like a big gay hug, as one of my friends put it. It was a lovely choice for a summer read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Xenophobia
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Confinement
fast-paced
COMPLETE RE-EDIT OF MY REVIEW BECAUSE I'VE CHANGED MY OPINION ON THIS BOOK!
I am no longer giving Klune any benefits of the doubt. To appropriate a tragedy that effects the Native populations of America and Canada - the violent impact of which is still being felt to this day, and is still being perpetrated in different, horrifying forms - and to then write a so-called inspirational queer found family story that posits "oh if only people were just kinder we could end racism and all get along" is absolutely disgusting and he should be ashamed of this work.
This isn't even going into the unfortunate implications of changing the narrative of very real Native children who are dehumanised by real people into monster children, and having them segregated on an island lest they be subjected to being hate crimed by the local, prejudiced population (not that the prejudice is ever properly written about besides a few petty disagreements, because otherwise it would ruin the cutesy-wutesy wholesome vibes 🙄).
Reads With Rachel recently put out a video that explains the problems far more eloquently than I ever could that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlFIppBQFl8
I am no longer giving Klune any benefits of the doubt. To appropriate a tragedy that effects the Native populations of America and Canada - the violent impact of which is still being felt to this day, and is still being perpetrated in different, horrifying forms - and to then write a so-called inspirational queer found family story that posits "oh if only people were just kinder we could end racism and all get along" is absolutely disgusting and he should be ashamed of this work.
This isn't even going into the unfortunate implications of changing the narrative of very real Native children who are dehumanised by real people into monster children, and having them segregated on an island lest they be subjected to being hate crimed by the local, prejudiced population (not that the prejudice is ever properly written about besides a few petty disagreements, because otherwise it would ruin the cutesy-wutesy wholesome vibes 🙄).
Reads With Rachel recently put out a video that explains the problems far more eloquently than I ever could that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlFIppBQFl8
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Religious bigotry