cadybooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content
samovskie9058's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Cursing
dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Cursing
Minor: Grief, Murder, Violence, Death, and Blood
imyerhero's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Classism, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Death, Cursing, Medical trauma, Animal death, and Blood
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cursing and Grief
allyhoo811's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
After all this time? Always.
Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Car accident, and Alcohol
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Edit: Also, now that I'm rereading them for the first time in a few years, I'm not sure I actually would recommend them to anyone new; if you don't have that preexisting attachment to them, and you're aware of how hurtful she is and how those views definitely impact the books, then I'm really not sure they'd have the same impact at all.
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, and Murder