Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

11 reviews

whitne_ey's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, and Ableism

starla_anne's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Ableism

nnia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Body shaming, Ableism, Dementia, and Bullying

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Ableism

Moderate: Dementia and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent

allweseeorseem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Dementia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

A lovely story mostly about friendship and believing in and accepting yourself & others as they are and what they aspire to be. Disability-affirming.

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Dementia

ashleighsbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

this was a quick and lovable story of three kids finding their place in the world. a little bit of mystery, a little bit of humor, and a lot of emotions. overall a very simple and predictable story, but fun and enjoyable nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Minor: Body shaming, Dementia, Grief, and Self harm

nxclx's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring

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

As someone that is fully abled, I want to preface this review by saying just that: this is an outsiders review and should be taken as such. Please see other reviews for a more first hand perspective. I have looked over other reviews before writing this one, as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. For the main plots, I liked it a lot, save for the ending with the

adoption reveal.

I personally could have done without that. I found the mystery aspect to be fun and just as silly as middle graders would make it be. I personally liked how the disabilities of the two characters were addressed and progressed throughout the book, and how all three were considered outcasts and banded together before branching out to others at the end. I can see how certain parts could be handled better 

("be a man" and other gender enforcing wording for example)

 , but it didn't ruin the book for me. I think this would be a great book to show middle graders and to have a discussion about after the fact. It seems like a great starting point to introduce heavier topics and open up discussions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Murder and Stalking

annalisaely's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying