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Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

5 reviews

musicalpopcorn's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.25

An unlikely duo of Max and Kevin band together to take on the world as Freak the Mighty.

I remembered seeing this movie when I was younger, so I decided to finally read the book. It was a great book with fun characters. I can understand it’s lingering popularity. 

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bebidocrimes's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book proves that middle grade/young adults deserve great stories, it's a shame the genre is oversaturated with such mid stories. This has been on my shelf for years and I'm so glad I finally picked it up. It's a great tale of friendship, mixed with some really intense moments that really bring the characters to life.

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michaelion's review

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adventurous reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

So many slurs.

So many slurs a racial slur was used when the word muck or gunk should've been used. (That one wasn't intentional but still I noticed it and went 😐why?)

I mean if I had a nickel for every time I reread a book that was required reading in my middle and high school English classes featuring a character who was a disabled boy who had epilepsy and his best friend was a big jock / brute and slurs pertaining to the boy's disability kept being tossed around, I'd have 2 nickels! Which isn't a lot but!!! It's weird it happened twice right?!!

Anyway Kevin reminds me of my high school best friend. That's both a good and bad thing, mostly good, and it does make me miss her more. She's not dead, I just haven't spoke to her.

Another nice note, I could still hear my 6th grade teacher's voice when I read this 😊 Isn't that something?

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janetv's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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sophiahumber's review against another edition

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

1.0


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