lily_k8y 's review for:

Holes by Louis Sachar

4.0

adventurous dark funny inspiring medium-paced

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

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I really enjoyed this book, all the way to the ending. I've been getting used to incomplete or unsatisfactory endings but this one left me satisfied when I turned the last page. Don't know if I would have appreciated the book as a child though with it's darker humour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder

Minor: Animal death