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spindere11a's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
havennnofjoyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and War
noerlund's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The other POVs (Oscar’s grandfather and grandmother) really didn’t do anything for me. I just found it boring and kind of annoying; why was we supposed to feel so sad for his grandfather;
Overall not a completely bad read, but far from a five star read too.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Self harm
cute_emo_bookboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Still worth reading though.
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Self harm
emmaevns's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and War
sejw's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and War
nikkiisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
I remember reading this as an early teenager and not fully understanding everything. To he honest, there are still things that make little sense to me, yet the overarching themes and feelings hit very different now than during my first read-through. I do thoroughly enjoy the book and am happy to have reread it.
[Small spoiler below]
One of the things that I find most impressive is the characterization of Oskar. He is obviously autistic, but because it's written from his perspective it is never explicitly mentioned and that's is truly beautifully done.
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Incest, and Car accident
frietje9's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
jessieanne11'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
quinnpjd930's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War