Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Undret by R.J. Palacio, Ulla Danielsson

63 reviews

n_degeorgia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

okay I know this book is super popular and was made into a movie but I still went in wary. You never know with disability representation how it’s going to go. But I think it tackled the themes of recognizing disability without judging it, and what it’s like to grow up as a sibling of a disabled child in a more natural/well flowing narrative than Happiness Falls. But it also just felt very much Jodi Picoult-ish. Not a huge fan of white women writing about trauma and disability they haven’t actually gone through!!! Also my eye TWITCHED every time they /stressed/ the point that Auggie was not a special needs student he JUST has a “facial deformity.” Like if we’re writing about disability acceptance let’s not stomp down people with intellectual disabilities to pull ourselves up??? But still a sweet story overall. I hope that maybe people with no exposure to the disability community at all found this as a safe entry point to warming to the idea that disabled people are people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

unusuallyy's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Ableism

Moderate: Medical content, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely adored Auggie. All the PoV characters were lovable and I really enjoyed the framing of the narrative. The message and themes were accessible for middle grade audiences and still important and relevant to more seasoned readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Animal death

leahg22's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Animal death, Medical trauma, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

flubbs's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing tense 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? Yes

5.0

This book deserves more than the hype.

10-year-old auggie pullman has a facial disorder that keeps him from blending in. he tries to ignore the double takes people make or the whispers behind his back, but it's hard to do that when he's catapulted into the adolescent abomination of middle school. it's a beautiful novel about self acceptance in the midst of social hierarchy and i recommend it for readers 10+.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, and Animal death

Minor: Death

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

awesome book! fully recommend that everyone reads it at least once. very eye-opening

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Ableism

Minor: Animal death

thatnatbumbled's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a heartwarming story! I definitely recommend it for tweens and young teens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Bullying

a1ice_booklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought it was really sad when

Daisy died, at first I thought she was giving birth.

But it was a really great book, at some times it made me want to cry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Animal death, and Grief

ferdie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.75

Wonder is very sweet, especially if you're looking for a quick book to remind you of the good in the world. It's been a while since I read a middle grade book and I'm happy to have picked this one up :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Animal death

jjjjo's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Body shaming, and Animal death