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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

13 reviews

marisabenn's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

3.75

Such a cute story. I had to read this for college and I'm so happy that I actually did. Auggie is an inspiration and I love how he has protectors all around him, even when he doesn't realize it. Definitely a middle school to early high school book, but I think it would give any adult the warm fuzzies.

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rayne_1906's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

3.25

 2 hours 12 minutes - This book was fine, an easy to read, feel-good story, focusing on real-life prejudices and struggles. Some parts feel very observational and are very well done, such as the introduction to part two, Via’s story, where you realise you as the reader has done the exact thing everyone else in her life has already done. However, other parts, just seemed pointless. Justin’s story was almost unreadable with the lack of speech marks and capital letters, and didn’t really add anything to the story. Summer’s part also felt a little pointless, although I enjoyed Jack’s part. The first half of the book felt truer than the second, as an ‘action’ based scene is written but feels forced just to add a bit of excitement. So overall, this book was okay, I liked some parts of it and the overall message, but I didn’t like other parts and the way they were written. 

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elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

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

4.5

Nonostante questa fosse una rilettura, è passato così tanto tempo dalla prima, che questo libro mi ha stupita. E in maniera estremamente positiva in quanto riesce a trattare temi importanti in una maniera coinvolgente e in maniera perfetta sia per il target che per un pubblico leggermente più adulto.

Inoltre, i diversi punti di vista aggiungo molto al libro, evidenziando come un evento può avere più chiavi di lettura e relativizzandolo.

L'unica pecca è stata il finale che secondo me poteva essere leggermente meno lungo.

Devo anche aggiungere che l'ho riletto in forma di audio book e credo che ciò abbia avuto un ruolo nel mio giudizio finale, in quanto i narratori hanno reso le voci dei diversi personaggi ancora più distinte e un'altra piacevole aggiunta è stata quella presenza dei rumori di sottofondo, che spesso il lettere ascolta come fosse veramente nella storia con il protagonista.

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