Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Death of Mr. Angel
Erik Christian Haugaard · 1992
62/100
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Haugaard aims for Holden Caulfield territory and produces a narrator with genuine anger and a distinctive diary voice — but Publishers Weekly's critique lands: the moral deck is stacked so heavily against Dick's community that the novel tips into polemic rather than complexity. The murder plot never fully integrates with the philosophical ambitions. A serious effort for its audience, but too uneven to broadly recommend.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance62
craft62
originality65
accuracy70
hype68
age-fit68
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict62
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