Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer, Peter Ferguson
6 reviews
meagangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
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
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
martamae77's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Murder, Transphobia, and Mental illness
mixyplixl's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization
fyre_flies's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Misogyny
rosemaryfay's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Gore and Transphobia
caitlin_bookchats's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Probably the best mystery of the series so far. Some weird classism and commentary on appearances though.
Minor: Forced institutionalization
Spoiler
The villain has a severe facial injury/deformity and horror at the way they look is mentioned more than once by more than one character. The villain also often poses as another gender and it's unclear whether there is judgement from the heroes about that specifically. There seem to be micro-aggressions from the characters against the mentally ill, even while how easy it was to have someone committed and the tendency of husbands to commit wives because it was more socially acceptable than divorce is mentioned in the text. There's also brief mention of a past murder.
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