Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

26 reviews

brandirecognition's review

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challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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mnstucki's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Some hefty stuff here, but it's handled with sensitivity, and some really funny moments too--I absolutely *cackled* at Simon's mom's commentary when the squirrel storyline was introduced.
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lyn_g's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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megalarza's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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neglet's review

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emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
A funny, funny book that uses its light touch to portray the struggles of a kid who’s the lone survivor of a school shooting. Of course, his biggest struggle is to escape that label, to be known as someone beyond his trauma, and the book does a fine job in giving us only short glimpses before finally revealing the full back story. The cast of secondary characters is terrific—animal and human. Entertaining and thought-provoking. 
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warriorkhaleesi's review

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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adotzam's review

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emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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

Stunningly perfect. 
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treylaura's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Trigger warning: Simon is a survivor of a school shooting. This is slowly revealed through the first half of the book. We read of the shooting details in small bits as Simon deals with his PTSD and making new friends who initially do not know of his past experience. 
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danastefany's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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librarykym's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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