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queenfury's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Confinement
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Bullying, Gun violence, Confinement, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Medical content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Grief
Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The novel is pretty short and wraps up very quickly, leaving the reader to "fill in the holes" at the end. With a slightly higher page count some of the themes could have been explored a little more.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Confinement, Child abuse, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
jbv123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Confinement
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Racism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Gun violence
btg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement
The premise of the book is that all characters have been sent to live at a prison camp, where the full storyline takes placeasourceoffiction's review against another edition
- 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 was so invested in the history of Camp Green Lake and I loved all the little revelatory moments where you can see connections forming between the past and present. So many times I would get to a sentence that made me stop and go "oh, I get it now", and every time it made me love it a bit more. It's a fantastic little story, and I'll definitely be checking out the film and Sachar's other books.
Graphic: Bullying and Confinement
mr_cain's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Ableism, Grief, and Confinement
nota_candycaine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Confinement, Hate crime, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
lucy12345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Fatphobia and Gun violence