Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

102 reviews

redstringraven's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

*clapping hands with every other word* i don't know where to begin with praising this booook. i love this book SO muuuuuch.

the prose is excellent and brimming with personality. there are so many little word choices or details i adore, or descriptions of a character's mannerisms that made me grin or giggle or just kind of wiggle around in my chair. the dialogue between characters throughout is so enjoyable. 

i love the island. i love linus. i love zoe so much. i love arthur and i love all the kids;

i'd sell a man's soul to lucy for one corn chip

. they each have their own voice and presence throughout the book, and i love the gentle changes and shifts in how linus responds to and approaches them. 

i'd go into "things i liked" and "things that didn't jive", but i'm not sure that i can with this book. i'd have to thoroughly comb through it again to find the latter, and i feel even those would be more in the realm of nit-picking. and for the "thinks i liked" list, you may as well just rewrite the book in bullet-list form. i genuinely enjoyed this book so much, and i'll be excited to return to it in the future. 

yeah, i really do wish i was there. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

natekka's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

elyssawithane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

sirpandacat's review

emotional funny inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror

jessiesnoww's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Starts out slow but it’s worth it.

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

htc's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

This book is a treasure. It’s a beautiful story about a guy just doing his job who has self isolated so long he doesn’t even realize he’s lonely. He is great at staying uninvolved, being neutral, reporting a high degree of detail, and not questioning orders. Because he’s so good at his job (inspecting “orphanages” where children with magical powers are raised), he is given a special task by “extremely upper management”: to inspect an extremely classified “orphanage” on a remote island where children of unimaginable powers reside. The month he spends on the island with the children and their caretakers changes him in ways that lifted my spirits and made me laugh out loud. A great book for pre-teens, teenagers, and adults of all ages. I’d love to see this done as a movie. The best part: there’s also a sequel now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

kat_smith24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

emmmaustin's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

Graphic: Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent

thatchickengirl23's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Genocide and Sexual content