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Reviews tagging 'Child death'
Lo straordinario viaggio di Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
42 reviews
monalyisha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’m with Natalie Babbitt when it comes to her definition of Children’s Literature, so this is perfect! In 1970, she wrote that what distinguishes the children's story from adult literature is the happy ending…not that all ends are tied up, all problems solved…but simply that there is a final sense of promise and possibility, "something which turns a story ultimately toward hope rather than resignation.” This is the quintessential lesson that Edward learns on his miraculous journey: that “we should be awash in hope.”
I’m so happy that not only was Edward mended, his rabbit-fur ears and rabbit-fur tail restored to their original splendor, but that he finally got his wings, as well. “Hope is the thing with feathers,” after all.
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty
mandi4886's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
idlereader's review against another edition
- 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: Child death
Minor: Child abuse
perenlop's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Classism
kaelyn's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide
alyssapusateri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
ceilisbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death
joony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail