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lucyrudd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
spineofthesaurus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Torture, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Body horror, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
charliebella's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide and Classism
aus10england's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment
heather_freshparchment's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
sassmistress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Death of parent
maseface'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
4.75
Matilda is the hero every single abused and neglected child needs.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
thaliareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment
Small spoiler, shouldn't take away from reading the book.katharina90's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
But you have to be ok with descriptions of pretty severe abuse and look past countless other issues, incl. fatphobia and body shaming, sexism and misogyny, classism, and ableist language.
Re-reading this now, I didn't find it particularly funny and had to work hard to connect with the positive message at the story's core.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Ableism and Suicide
sophie42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse
Moderate: Torture and Abandonment