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Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'
Le mystérieux cercle Bénédict, Tome 03: Le mystérieux cercle Benedict et le dilemme du prisonnier by Trenton Lee Stewart
4 reviews
bookwyrm242's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Abandonment
oliverreeds's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Torture, and Kidnapping
courtneyfalling's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Yeah... no. The further I get in this series, the worse the disability rep ages from when I was a kid. Obviously we have the standard ableist trope of Mr. Curtain ~magically being able to walk from his wheelchair~ as his most evil reveal . But this book really ramps up the somewhat inaccurate and definitely problematic representation around Mr. Benedict's narcolepsy and all the cure discourse in this book, and the kids' reactions to Mr. Benedict not using the Whisperer to hypnotize away his narcolepsy, felt really yikes. It could've been used for a conversation around how easily "finding a cure" blends into ableism and eugenics, but instead it felt gimmicky and like we were supposed to share the kids' inspiration porn reactions of like, wow, how heroic for Mr. Benedict to make the ultimate sacrifice of literally just being disabled!
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Confinement
Minor: Violence
sophie42's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
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