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queenfury's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, and Fatphobia
lynxpardinus's review
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The novel is pretty short and wraps up very quickly, leaving the reader to "fill in the holes" at the end. With a slightly higher page count some of the themes could have been explored a little more.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
jbv123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Racism
directorpurry'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Gun violence
btg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement
The premise of the book is that all characters have been sent to live at a prison camp, where the full storyline takes placeasourceoffiction's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was so invested in the history of Camp Green Lake and I loved all the little revelatory moments where you can see connections forming between the past and present. So many times I would get to a sentence that made me stop and go "oh, I get it now", and every time it made me love it a bit more. It's a fantastic little story, and I'll definitely be checking out the film and Sachar's other books.
Graphic: Bullying and Confinement
mr_cain's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Grief
nota_candycaine'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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lucy12345's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Fatphobia and Gun violence