Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte by TJ Klune

181 reviews

redstringraven's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

*clapping hands with every other word* i don't know where to begin with praising this booook. i love this book SO muuuuuch.

the prose is excellent and brimming with personality. there are so many little word choices or details i adore, or descriptions of a character's mannerisms that made me grin or giggle or just kind of wiggle around in my chair. the dialogue between characters throughout is so enjoyable. 

i love the island. i love linus. i love zoe so much. i love arthur and i love all the kids;

i'd sell a man's soul to lucy for one corn chip

. they each have their own voice and presence throughout the book, and i love the gentle changes and shifts in how linus responds to and approaches them. 

i'd go into "things i liked" and "things that didn't jive", but i'm not sure that i can with this book. i'd have to thoroughly comb through it again to find the latter, and i feel even those would be more in the realm of nit-picking. and for the "thinks i liked" list, you may as well just rewrite the book in bullet-list form. i genuinely enjoyed this book so much, and i'll be excited to return to it in the future. 

yeah, i really do wish i was there. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

taryn_g's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement and Hate crime

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mairspen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Stunning book! Need to comb through again to find my favorite passages! Loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Minor: Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

adrirowe77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Hate crime and Violence

akendall20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Outing

lucky_stars's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My heart is too full of love for this book that I can’t figure out what to say.  The characters are beyond lovable; they’re perfection. Linus Baker, you sweet adorable man. I’m so grateful for being able to watch your journey. I felt seen the entire time. 
A couple quotes out of context:

• They already were my friends. I want rubies. 
• He dreams of a future that he may never have. And while his dreams may seem small, they are still his and his alone. 
• I don’t know how to be anyone but who I already am. This is how I’ve always been. It’s not much, but I do the best I can with what I have. 
• But that’s the funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Cannibalism

Characters have been abused in the past, but are in a place where they can heal. Cannibalism is in reference to jokes made by children on imaginary adventures.

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

“He’d accepted long ago that some people, no matter how good their heart was or how much love they had to give, would always be alone. It was there lot in life, and Linus had figured out, at the age of twenty seven, that it seemed to be that way for him. Oh, there was no specific event that brought along this line of thinking. It was just that he felt…dimmer than others. Like he was faded in a crystal clear world. He wasn’t meant to be seen”

Oh how I love love, and this book is chock full of it. There is romantic love, a familial love, a love of humanity, and a love of storytelling that make this novel all that it is. I cannot wait to read more from this author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

alyssaszuch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

evann140's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

wild_rabbits's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Hate crime