Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

2 reviews

theneighborhoodbookwyrm's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Classism, Ableism, Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

wormariwood's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Ableism, and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, and Death

Abundant racism throughout the book, and a child is presumed to be disabled and spoken of in a manner as if he's less than human because of this assumption. Also, adults in the household actively work to convince this child that he's severely sick and is going to die young, which caused him to develop some mental issues around believing he's going to die and becomes a hypochondriac. Parental death is mentioned throughout but in no great detail.