Reviews tagging 'Child death'

O poveste grimminală by Adam Gidwitz, Hugh D'Andrade, Florin Bican

4 reviews

bunnyman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

i read this when i was ten and then i read it again recently and it turns out its about childhood trauma and it made me cry
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sandro_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

This was a book club pick so I am aware that I am not the intended audience. While I love the concept of retelling Grimm fairytales as one continuous story of Hansel and Gretel, I found the narrator who keeps interrupting with repetitive jokes and warnings too distracting from the narrative - but can see how middle schoolers might appreciate him. 
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amberfinnegan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

This is A Series of Unfortunate Events meets Grimm fairytales. It is EXCELLENTLY done!

I will say though, I don’t think a child younger than middle school age should read this. 
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