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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks

10 reviews

jmschnepp's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend follows the experiences of Budo and his real life boy, Max. Max is a high-functioning autistic 3rd grader. Budo spends a lot of time focusing on what that means and looks like for Max and the people in his life. Part way through the book, Budo gets separated from Max. While Budo is certain he knows where Max is and what is happening, as an imaginary friend, he can't tell anyone what he thinks he knows.

Budo shares some similarities with Max's personality. If I hadn't had experiences with ASD and a variety of students on the spectrum, I think that the idea of Budo being more grown up than most 3rd graders are would have made me uncomfortable. That being said, I think that the book is well written and the cast of characters are believable, even the imaginary friends. Matthew Dicks also did a fantastic job of creating guidelines that dictate how imaginary friends arrived at our sides, why they look and act the way they do, and how and why they go away.

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aurinkotuulia's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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potaylachips's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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margaret_s_library's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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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hollybearhouck's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

I wholeheartedly agree with Jodi Picoult’s blurb on the cover “you’ve never read a book like this before.” I couldn’t put it down!

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caitlynleahy's review against another edition

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emotional medium-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

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sbsreads's review

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funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lilawsahar's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

What a delightful book. Budo can be repetitive but he just wants to help his friend and not die in the process. I couldn’t stop reading until Max was safe and at home.

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haorey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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rbacon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

Ah man, this is such an emotional ending. It really has you on edge the whole way through the book trying to work out what will happen. So glad the lil epilogue was included, made my tears all happy.

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