paulralph 's review for:

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

3.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is funny, whimsical, adventurous, and creative with memorable characters. However,  it breaks Branderson’s Law: it uses magic to solve important problems without explaining how the magic works, so it all has a deeply unsatisfying deus ex machina feel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Death, Violence

There’s an awful lot of smoking for a children’s book. Tobacco is an important part of the story. The book glorifies smoking and drinking in a way you don’t normally see in children’s literature and it really wasn’t necessary