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theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
thewillowwood's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Pulled this off my childhood bookshelf on a whim, read it in one sitting on the plane. Lovely writing and a good story. Definitely for a younger audience then me. I appreciate the darker tone and meaningful reflections that it provides at a level for younger audience, something that can be lacking in middle grade (I loved this kind of stuff at that age).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder
ekg's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt
lizzye33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
samugranjo's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Suicide attempt
Grooming, not very explicitly but the idea was there stillheather_freshparchment's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Minor: Death and Kidnapping
dee_dreams's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The plot is thin but it was fun entertainment for a boring and hot afternoon, right before the wheel turns over to August. A nice palate cleanser between heavier reads too.
Having a 17 year old promise a future relationship with a 10 year old was… a choice. Stories about immortal characters always annoy me because, while age does affect brain chemistry, I feel like the accumulation of life experiences are what grant people maturity, so presumably a boy who’s been “17” for eighty years has taken all the opportunities he can to do what 17 year old boys like to do. Why would he be interested in holding out for a 10 year old if he’s likely fallen in love a bunch of times before? Well, I should get my mind out of the gutter, questions like this likely swoosh by the target audience’s heads, and as a kid I probably would have swooned over this “romance” for better or for worse.
Apparently some people really dislike the ending (probably because they were really holding out for that eternal romance - I like how Babbitt stressed “if she decided” ), but I found it fun and endearing. My copy included an interview with Babbitt and she talked about how she originally wanted to be an illustrator instead of a writer - I can certainly see she has a way of painting her words, and it’s easy to picture Rackham-like illustrations accompanying her writing.
Apparently some people really dislike the ending (
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Suicide attempt
Weird quasi-romantic subplot between characters with a large age difference. The premise is kind of creepy, but nothing serious happens, it’s a children’s book.