Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp

6 reviews

nerdysread's review

mysterious slow-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

2.0

This is not a good Babs/Oracle story. It would have been a good story with a whole other cast. Also, does batman and Robin really exist in this world? Because one of the character has a Robin plushie, but Ben has DC Comics posters. 
I liked the Color in the artwork, but god If I took a shot everytime a character said that they needed to be « fix » from their disability I would be in a comma right now. At least the characters learn to fight ableism and know that they don’t know to be fix. 
Also the plot-twist? You can see it coming from the beginning. 
Anyway I need a better story for my girl Barbara

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

casthefanby's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

saturnsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I know the comic is already short but I personally think that the story was so slow at first but when

Spoiler

Barbara looked in the files and knew about the privatewward the story or the plot became much faster than the first part.

(it became faster after the main part of the story which I personally believe should've taken more pages or a bigger part of the story). 
Nevertheless, I think the story is unique. Maybe it's for younger audience that's why I didn't enjoy it that much, I had higher expectations but it's still good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child death

off2explore's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

It’s definitely in the Batman universe, but you don’t need to know anything about the comic universe to enjoy this story about disability and finding oneself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

littlecat's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I have never read the killing joke, I dont want to, as a disabled person all I heard about it (often from other disabled comic fans) makes me want to cry in anger and pain, I like that there is an alternative now, I like the idea about kids getting this - it is a kid book and for me as an adult it could have been a bit "better" told here and there but I am not the main traget audience and I still liked it, it was a quick read, that made me happy.

It is finished in itself but I would love more from this universe, specially to get more of the side characters and the relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

dogbuttsandbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence