desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's difficult for me to rate this book. I will try my best though.
1. There is so much fatshaming in the first half of it, it's awful, but a lot of the things in there are.
2. I was debating rating this book sad, but it isn't. Not in it's entirety. Maybe 10-15 pages of it are. Full of shock, anger, denial, grief, exactly what you would expect (very nicely done btw to describe some stages of grief), but the most part is two kids becoming friends and creating their own imaginary world.
3. I never watched the movie and only knew a spoiler before reading. So the whole book I was anxious and worrying about what would kill her and when and how and why etc. Parallel Jess was also anxious about everything so it got even more.
4. I think you need to reflect on this book quite a bit. A lot of subjects are just brought up but never really evaluated properly. I mean, of course, the narrator is a child, so it makes sense, but that is exactly why having discussions on some of the topics is so relevant this is a children's book, it's necessary to think about the content and what stays with the children that read it, so maybe talk to them about it, if they want.
5. I think this book hits hard anyways but if it brings up your own associations to stuff, that digs in very deep.
All in all, very easy to read, good storyline and stays in your head. I understand now that the story means so much to many people.
1. There is so much fatshaming in the first half of it, it's awful, but a lot of the things in there are.
2. I was debating rating this book sad, but it isn't. Not in it's entirety. Maybe 10-15 pages of it are. Full of shock, anger, denial, grief, exactly what you would expect (very nicely done btw to describe some stages of grief), but the most part is two kids becoming friends and creating their own imaginary world.
3. I never watched the movie and only knew a spoiler before reading
Spoiler
, that Leslie dies at the end4. I think you need to reflect on this book quite a bit. A lot of subjects are just brought up but never really evaluated properly. I mean, of course, the narrator is a child, so it makes sense, but that is exactly why having discussions on some of the topics is so relevant this is a children's book, it's necessary to think about the content and what stays with the children that read it, so maybe talk to them about it, if they want.
5. I think this book hits hard anyways but if it brings up your own associations to stuff, that digs in very deep.
All in all, very easy to read, good storyline and stays in your head. I understand now that the story means so much to many people.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia
chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Classism, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, and Child death
Minor: Physical abuse
paralanguage's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Physical abuse
lennatheunicorncat's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming
evnhttn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Physical abuse
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, Fatphobia, and Child death
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