Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Plutona by Steve Wands, Jeff Lemire, Jordie Bellaire, Emi Lenox

5 reviews

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Ableism

hotelbones's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

The concept of this book is great; a group of middle school friends growing apart find the dead body of their city’s most powerful superhero and their relationships fall apart as a result. However, Plutona just feels kind of generic and bland. None of the characters feel deeper than cliches seen before; the abused kid who is a bully, the girl going through a mean streak, the nerdy loner who grows power hungry to find his purpose. 

It all feels unjustified and falls pretty flat which is disappointing because I think the broad series of events could be something interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Child death, and Death of parent

kikidee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

this is basically just the precursor to black hammer. lemire goes “OOH im going to make all these assholes fucked in the head and then make them be on a a TEAM” also the most unsatisfying end ive ever read. maybe im just not smart enough for it or some shit but. eh. i expected more (this has been on my to read list for literal years)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Child death

Minor: Child abuse

we see a dead body literally like 20 million times and so if that freaks you out.

camryndaytona's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

fungivibes's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Child death