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Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

4 reviews

vibingjaren's review

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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

Iโ€™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 donโ€™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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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 ๐Ÿ˜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 ๐Ÿ˜Š 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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