Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

26 reviews

peachani's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

It's nice that the author was able to reminisce about his childhood, but we should probably leave this book in the past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Grief, Bullying, Violence, Animal death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Classism

sknappy1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs

thepurplepeep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Animal death

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Classism, Death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Violence

justinecass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

The emotional trauma of this one is strong, but it’s also a sweet story at its heart. Full review to come!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

emilyjmasters's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

I'll be honest, I didn't enjoy this at all. I cannot believe this is a book handed to children, or that we're worried about two dudes kissing when this book actually contains a child getting split open with an axe??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

pendragon243's review against another edition

emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

lily_june's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

What I mean about the book not being diverse is just that it’s really only about 1 boy and his two dogs, and his family sometimes. So not overall racist, but not super diverse either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Blood