Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

6 reviews

noah_silver's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed reading the book. In the beginning, I had difficulties to bond with the main character, but grew to like him over the course of the story. The novel is not very eventful but captured me through the attentive descriptions of everyday life, relationships and facing oneself.

As others have written, it's a "quiet" novel.

I'm just not so convinced by the background story of the main character who is super rich and was orphaned as a child. Part of the story then is how he deals with his privileges and his trauma. I feel like these tropes appear inproportionately often in novels to make the plot more dramatic or sth - which wouldn't have been necessary for the perspectives and themes the book explores. In a way. Not completely sure yet what to make of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Child abuse, and War

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, and Medical trauma

lauuwz's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

sarahnh's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

I loved this book. The most unique thing about it is that each chapter is named after a bird that lives in the Sonoran desert, and each bird is a metaphor for the challenges that face the protagonist. The birds are a great way to learn about the main character as he learns about his new home in the desert. I strongly recommend this to anyone, and can't wait to reread it soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Antisemitism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Bullying

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use and Bullying

runlaurarun's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Drug use