Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

4 reviews

musicalpopcorn's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Confinement, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Murder

vibingjaren's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

5.0

I’m not a very emotional person, but this book made me cry. This book was a random choice, but it had me hooked from the start. I don’t think it was even on my reading list. I fell in love with the characters, and could guess what would happen, but I still cried! This is beautifully written, and I would read it again.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Addiction

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Ableism, Grief, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

R-slur usage

leligavi's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Death of parent