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nehanaomi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
emceehache's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Here are some things I noticed:
- The other children in Matilda’s class are also relatable and funny
- Ms Honey is more human with her struggles than my childhood recollections.
While it’s fantastical that she found a cottage for 10p a week, her poverty is more obvious this time around. It’s also more apparent that she’s traumatised by being raised by the Trunchbull. Ms Honey asks for Matilda’s consent and yet it feels problematic that she shared her experience with a child, no matter how precocious. - Matilda is the magic, and her powers are just the icing.
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
this book was also hilarious, morbidly so at some parts. dahl's frequent themes of the importance of and love for children, and the failure of adults and the system are once again explored here. my one critcism, however--and this pertains to dahl's other books as well--would be the fact that it negatively reinforces the correlation between a person's physical appearance and their morality, and the fact that many of dahl's antagonists are women, which is a tad disappointing.
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
grace_cr1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
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