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kayanoelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Also, this is all very exciting and everything but why do they never tell anyone when they suspect somethingš āOh yeah, weāre three twelve year olds, of course we can kill a 40 feet venomous deadly snake alone, no problemā be so for real.
Graphic: Child abuse and Classism
Moderate: Death and Blood
divine529's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I won't deny that I've been hesitant to read the illustrated edition of this because growing up with this, I have certain ideas of what characters look like and ways I imagine the world, but let me just say that this enhanced that love. Every version I've experienced of this just adds to my vision and understanding of it all.
Since this is the illustrated edition, I'm primarily going to focus on talking about the artwork this reread. Jim Kay did an absolutely phenomenal job illustrating everything. I adored his work, even if it didn't always match my own version in my head or what we've all seen in the movies. I saw a documentary and I've read several articles about the work he did and pressure he felt with this project and it's astounding. He made sure to get all the details right and you can see the research on the page. I know he was concerned about ruining the series with his illustrations, but really, as I've already mentioned, it enhanced it and gave me a different experience.
Compared with TSS, the illustrations in this book were even better. I seriously loved them so much.
I definitely enjoyed this and I'll be curious to check out the other books in the future.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Slavery, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent
sparksofkell's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail
meganders22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Classism
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
bi_n_large's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Blood, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Violence, and Death of parent
dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Kidnapping, and Car accident
Minor: Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
justcallmeemily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Death, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent
tcnysnark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Car accident, Murder, and Classism
pelledorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder