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witcheep's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
"Vaikka te ette kohtaakaan ennakkoluuloja jokapäiväisessä elämässänne, se ei estä niitä esiintymästä meidän muiden elämässä."
"Koti ei aina ole se talo, jossa asuu. Se on myös ihmiset, joilla päätämme ympäröidä itsemme. [--] Sinun kuplasi, mr. Baker, on puhkaistu. Miksi antaisit sen kasvaa takaisin ympärillesi?"
Graphic: Bullying and Racism
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
cjackboox'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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Cannibalism
bharlow8's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
sierrabowers'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Violence and Cannibalism
7h0m45_7r3vi11i4n'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
4.5
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Cannibalism
linde13's review against another edition
- 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 bought this one immediately after I read it.
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Fatphobia
Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
I added the body shaming/fatphobia tags because Linus is sensitive about his own weight for most of the book. Nobody else comments on it, except for the kids in a matter-of-fact and non-insulting way. Everything else is merely alluded to, either by Lucy (the Antichrist character) in comments that he makes for shock value that are all played for laughs (Blood/Body horror/Gore/Cannibalism) or as part of characters' backstories (Child abuse/Confinement/Death of parent/Genocide/Physical abuse).finnsnowbevi'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Xenophobia and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism and Religious bigotry
smleeth93'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
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Confinement, Violence, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry
a_l_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
personal review notes:
C 7/10
A 8/10
W 5/10
P 5/10
I 4/10
L 7/10
E 5/10
-> 5.1/10
-> 3 stars
- C: the characters were super adorable and diverse, i liked how they were described, i didn' really felt connected though & i personally don't really vibe with linus
- W: some feelings and situations felt over-explained, sometimes it left way too hopeful und overly positive, especially towards the end i sometimes cringed at some of the dialogues and writing
- P: the second half the story kinda dragged on, the over all outcome was very foreseeable
- I: at first, i couldn't put it down and towards the end the only motivation to read was to get this book done.
- E: in the beginning i really enjoyed it, was alright over all, glad that i read it, wouldn't read again
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder
ladyames20203's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Cons: It is slow and the plot is predictable.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Confinement
Minor: Hate crime, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Alcohol