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288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781987156409
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication date: 01 April 2019
Description
Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret i...
Community Reviews Summary of 178 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
hopeful 38%
mysterious 38%
funny 23%
lighthearted 23%
dark 15%
tense 15%
reflective 7%
sad 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 37% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Child abuse, Child deathModerate
Ableism, WarMinor
Animal death288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781987156409
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication date: 01 April 2019
Description
Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret i...
Community Reviews Summary of 178 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
hopeful 38%
mysterious 38%
funny 23%
lighthearted 23%
dark 15%
tense 15%
reflective 7%
sad 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 37% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Child abuse, Child deathModerate
Ableism, WarMinor
Animal death