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ts_anne13'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Eating disorder
sockandkey'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Ableism, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Self harm
sarahfr1end'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Eating disorder, Bullying, Confinement, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry
kathleenivy'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
inke410's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, and Slavery
womxyn's review against another edition
4.0
Unfortunately I felt a wee bit uncomfortable reading the (mildly-ish) fatphobic way Linus' body is described in the book. It's a body acceptance arc that is cute, but the tone feels clumsy at times. Possibly because it felt a bit out of synch with the rest of the book. So it's a minor let-down, not enough to stop me finishing the book.
Anyway here's a moderately spoilery outline of the weird-to-read body stuff:
Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder
jesper_fahey'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
4.5
Minor: Eating disorder
prettycloud'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Blood, Eating disorder, Body horror, Cursing, and Violence
the book has generally a light tone and does not dwell on painful events too long (it focuses more on institutional violence)—many of the characters have previously been through traumatic events and are healing, so though we hear about their traumas, we don't experience them in real time with the narrative. a lot of the minor content warnings are for graphic threats made by a disturbed child and do not reflect events in the book. if you can read "alice in wonderland," you can read this.anna_elizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
2.5
Minor: Eating disorder
voyager3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Body shaming
Minor: Eating disorder
Linus' insecurity about his weight is frequently mentioned throughout the book