Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

6 reviews

maggieoc_x's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury

erebus53's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

As books for children these are relatively informative.. on a .. vocabulary level, but they are samey. Props for incorporating the word Brobignagian though. In this story the children are housed with yet another distant relative, this time on the shores of Lake Lacrimose. 

Again the names of the locations are witty. (Lacrimose, here, means to do with tears.) Damocles Dock is a more alliterative way of saying perilous dock.. or maybe we could have gone with perilous pier..? but I digress. Again we have fanciful creatures. Again we have a library full of books that help the children solve a puzzle, a fancy-dress nemesis, and a consumptive banker who refuses to listen to young people.

The children face their fears and flex their bravery and creativity... but I'm really getting sick of the depiction of the scary hench being a gender-indeterminate fat person. I don't know what bothers me more; the fat-phobia or the dehumanisation of a person who defies gender norms, bt referring them as "it", a monster, and all the other slurs. I find it cringey and obscene.

Story is cute, absurd, and short. The soundtrack music is excellent (thanks, The Gothic Archies). Unlike the first two instalments, Tim Curry is not the narrator of this Audiobook. The patter is distinctive and the characters are consistent. Could do without the bigotry though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Abandonment

mckiheather's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

every book i read in this series makes me want to pull my hair out!!! literally i want to scream at the adults to listen to the kids please for the love of god just fucking listen to them i swear to god you are going to get them killed like oh. my GOD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Death

Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia

eureadthis's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

moonbin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Suicide