A review by orchidlilly
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

I'll be honest, I don't remember a lot of this book, other than it was utterly traumatizing and I loved every word of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Gore, Violence, Blood