Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable?
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Re: Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable?
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There is definitely the issue in young adult novels where the adults, even the good adults, cannot be trusted completely, or see the "truth" as clearly as the kids see it. And I get this because as an adult, I often see things in a more nuanced way than a pre-teen or teenager. But the gamekeeper keeping his job really bothered me in this book because he was NEVER presented as any other way. The people in charge knew exactly what he was doing, and his feelings about wild pets and kept him on anyway. There was never a mitigating circumstance presented.Nisha Ward wrote: ↑02 Sep 2019, 04:05So the book's been noted for the similarities to the Harry Potter series right? This actually reminds me of an uncomfortable problem with this subgenre where the people in charge often keep employing rather cruel persons who are allowed near kids. The Game Keeper is rather reminiscent of Argus Filch in that way and it really bothers me how much he was willing to hurt Will's wolf.esp1975 wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 16:14 I think what bothered me most about the harming of the wolf cubs, and the Game Keeper in general, was that there did not seem to be a point to his character. He was nothing but cruel, and his presence in the book did not add to the plot at all. He wasn't even made out to be a red herring. His continued job at the orphanage makes me not like the character of Dew Pellucid much either, because why would she tolerate that kind of sadistic behavior?
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Yeah. I think that might actually be part of one of the book's bigger flaws where it keeps introducing characters and just leaves them there. The author doesn't really do much with most of the cast.esp1975 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 11:38There is definitely the issue in young adult novels where the adults, even the good adults, cannot be trusted completely, or see the "truth" as clearly as the kids see it. And I get this because as an adult, I often see things in a more nuanced way than a pre-teen or teenager. But the gamekeeper keeping his job really bothered me in this book because he was NEVER presented as any other way. The people in charge knew exactly what he was doing, and his feelings about wild pets and kept him on anyway. There was never a mitigating circumstance presented.Nisha Ward wrote: ↑02 Sep 2019, 04:05So the book's been noted for the similarities to the Harry Potter series right? This actually reminds me of an uncomfortable problem with this subgenre where the people in charge often keep employing rather cruel persons who are allowed near kids. The Game Keeper is rather reminiscent of Argus Filch in that way and it really bothers me how much he was willing to hurt Will's wolf.esp1975 wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 16:14 I think what bothered me most about the harming of the wolf cubs, and the Game Keeper in general, was that there did not seem to be a point to his character. He was nothing but cruel, and his presence in the book did not add to the plot at all. He wasn't even made out to be a red herring. His continued job at the orphanage makes me not like the character of Dew Pellucid much either, because why would she tolerate that kind of sadistic behavior?
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That said, I do stand by my comment in my review that I think it's enjoyable enough for the whole family to listen to the audio book on a road trip. I just don't think adults will seek it out on their own, nor would I recommend it to people who weren't considering it for reading with kids.
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Oh definitely! There's absolutely nothing wrong with that either. I don't believe everything has to be transcendent, and I will be fair to the author in that I think a sequel would work really well to build on everything in this one.esp1975 wrote: ↑16 Oct 2019, 09:51 @Nisha Ward - There is most definitely almost no character development outside of our main characters. Even Emmy and Valerie get very little. It is definitely a big part, in my mind, of why this book remains firmly aimed at middle-grade and the youngest young-adult readers. It will never become the sensation among adults that Harry Potter was because so much of it remains flat. And that's not really a huge deal in a middle-grade/young adult book. It just means that it is not one of those transcendent stories.
That said, I do stand by my comment in my review that I think it's enjoyable enough for the whole family to listen to the audio book on a road trip. I just don't think adults will seek it out on their own, nor would I recommend it to people who weren't considering it for reading with kids.
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