thatchickengirl23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Medical content
cammiem8's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Listened to the audiobook since I read this as a child and much of it went over my head. A great introduction to historical epidemics.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Xenophobia, Medical content, and Slavery
empathephant's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
2.5
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
Minor: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Excrement, Slavery, War, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Ableism, and Animal death
Deals with an epidemic of infectious disease, so may be triggering for those affected by the recent pandemic.urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book was very boring and slow paced. The plot didn’t make much sense and was very predictable. Mattie did get a little bit of character development at the end because of the traumatic events she’s been through, but she’s still very much the same person from the beginning. The deaths weren’t very impactful, as the characters that died weren’t very likable or never even showed up. Nathaniel Benson was a very unnecessary character and the book would have done so much better without him.
Graphic: Death and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Racism, and Slavery
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