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ae_oneal's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Dogsbody is a wonderful conglomeration of genres woven skillfully together in Diana Wynne Jones' no-nonsense style. Though I feel the author's voice left me without the emotional payoff I was expecting going into the book (it is, after all, a story about a "dog," and I have come to expect a certain amount of emotional highs and lows from such), the way the author writes is also so charming and readable that I can't say I dislike the effect.
A quick and unique read, I'd recommend Dogsbody to pretty much anyone.
A quick and unique read, I'd recommend Dogsbody to pretty much anyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Minor: Animal death
riccii's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
The emotional abuse and child abuse is akin to the Dursley scenes in Harry Potter, the animal abuse does happen throughout the book, but is described in a sort of detached way. It's not graphic, there is no lasting damage described.holobiont's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Xenophobia, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
wolfism's review against another edition
Sadly, the book couldn't win me over. Maybe I'll give it another shot in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Toxic relationship
It does depict cruelty toward animals and the main character has a tough time with a few characters as far as I read, though I don't know if it escalates and then improves.
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