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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
It still was well written and I'm glad I read it.
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Xenophobia
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia
Moderate: Child abuse
I personally thought some of the dialogue was awkward to read, and that TJ Klune continuously made unnecessary comments about the mc's weight and played it off as the "bluntness of children"??
The writing reads more as a middle grade book, but if you're in the mood for something lighthearted and inspiring to read, you might enjoy this!
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia
Minor: Child abuse
This question is asked several times throughout the book and each time its asked it becomes more important and the answer becomes stronger. And my answer, every single time it's asked, is yes, more than anything.
I don't exactly know what I was expecting when I started reading The House in the Cerulean Sea, I certainly wasn't expecting to fall in love with it and the characters the way that I have.
Cerulean Sea is an incredibly important narrative. It's not a story about prejudice, and discrimination, and fear, and hate though those are powerful themes within the story. No, it's a story about overcoming all of that, it's a story about strength and how it only takes a few voices at the start to make a real change and difference. This is a story about compassion, empathy, understanding, and most of all, love.
It's a shame that we still live in a time where people can relate to the characters in this book but it's because we live in such times that this story is so vital. Linus, Arthur, Zoe, and the children are symbols of hope when things feel impossible. The world is changing for the better though it can be hard to see that at times.
The story delves into themes that have faced the human race for a very long time. Institutional discrimination, the phrase "See Something, Say Something" a rather stark reminder of the way certain groups have been treated by society for many years, even today. Hatred and fear spurned on by a lack of understanding and a refusal to learn. It even delves into how children are often failed by societies that don't truly accept them, the dangers of treating children like numbers in a system rather than human beings. Yet despite all the hardships, there is hope, because a single, tiny flame can spread. A single person raising their voice can make a huge difference in the long run.
Cerulean Sea, at its core, is a love story. Though romance is part of it, it's more than a romance story. It's love in so many forms. Acceptance, self acceptance, family, compassion, understanding. It's all so important.
Love and education are stronger than prejudice, regardless of how stubborn hate may be. Linus and Arthur are symbols of that in so many ways.
I also admire the representation in this story. A realistic depiction of middle aged gay men as more than just middle aged gay men is fantastic to read about.
We are more than what others think of us and we are more than the factors that make us up. I absolutely adore this book, so deeply.
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Hate crime
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Colonisation
Minor: Homophobia
P.S. TJ Klune, I am begging you. Please write a sequel. I've grown too fond of these characters. I need more of them please. Pretty please?
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse