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trin's review
3.0
Why is this book called The Encounter? We just don't know.
Tobias is a sad bird who does sad bird things like live in a drawer in his friend's attic and nearly commit suicide at the mall. Man, these books are impressively dark for a kids' series! It's good. It's so good. Bring on the '90s-era Scholastic book fair pain!
Tobias is a sad bird who does sad bird things like live in a drawer in his friend's attic and nearly commit suicide at the mall. Man, these books are impressively dark for a kids' series! It's good. It's so good. Bring on the '90s-era Scholastic book fair pain!
tamick's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.75
dbgeejr's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
5.0
shandyt's review against another edition
4.0
Tobias was never my favorite character as a kid; I found his personality a bit boring, and his mopey introspection got tiring after a while. However, adult me recognizes that this is where the series truly begins to hit its emotional stride, dealing with hard-hitting issues that in retrospect are truly shocking to see in a tween novel. I'm so glad my parents let me read these books when I was young.
odius_hades's review
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
arealswellfellow's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
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
4.0
incandenza94's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
4.5
This was a great installment! Only reason for the missing .5 is because, for me, this took some emotional fortitude to get through due to a character I’m fond of just ~going through it~. Highly recommend!
leafblade's review
3.0
3.5/5
This is the best one yet, I can't believe what my poor baby Tobias had to go through here
This is the best one yet, I can't believe what my poor baby Tobias had to go through here
fishapods's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
3.5
all_seeing_ifer's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
2.5
ka applegate voice how subtle do I have to make the subtext that the POV character is actually trying to kill himself for it to be publishable in a middle grade fiction book