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Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams

4 reviews

joeyclowns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Child abuse, Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, Blood, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Car accident

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Agnes at The End of The World by Kelly McWilliams was far better than I expected. I really am fascinated by cults, so the fact that this story surrounds one was a huge draw for me. Though some moments got a little preachy, I do think that it was an interesting depiction of a religious heroine, which isn’t something you see too often. Though I’m not religious myself, I think that this book handled its ideas well, without being overly about the existence of God, and the implications of that. I liked how characters were given the freedom to choose what they believed or didn’t, and while there weren’t any explicitly atheistic characters, I do think that there was an overall acceptance from the characters that if there had been, that character wouldn’t have felt out of place or I welcomed. I think this is a great depiction of how people can live in harmony with different opinions and not force choices on one another, which I think was one of the main themes of this novel. While again, I lean strictly on the side of science, this book was able to transcend my own belief (or rather lack there of) and provide an entertains and well thought out story. The characters were pretty true to how I would expect them to act if they had been real, and while there were certainly fantastical elements involving miracles, I think that with a little bit of reality suspension, this book really pulled through. I think that it was well written, had strong character development, and allowed the reader to take what they would from it. While I certainly didn’t change how I feel about religion, nor did it suddenly spark a belief in God, this was a fun and exciting novel about the implications of growing up in a cult and why the right to choose your path is incredibly important.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

kassidyreads's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

charlottesomewhere's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Absolutely brilliant. A cult book set at the end of the world with my favourite elements of both and an awesome main character. Loved this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexism