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Il giardino delle magie by Alice Hoffman

37 reviews

cjeter's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I love the way Hoffman writes: they way she flows from one perspective to the next, how she describes feelings and emotions, and how she presents all different kinds of love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

for the suicide warning it is briefly mentioned toward the end of the book on page 261.

ellensmith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is pure coziness and comfort. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

kelseydaffodil's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

howie_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexism

sofipitch's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book, the writing style was similar to that of Isabel Allende or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I wouldn't consider this book fantasy, it was a lot less witchy than I thought it would be. It would fall very neatly in magical realism, especially as many of the fantastical things that happen are related in anecdotes.
The only thing that irked me is how much of a focus the author has on romantic love. For a story about sisterhood I was kind of disappointed with that recurrent theme. Romantic love is nice, but it's not going to solve all your problems.
So while I enjoyed this I probably won't read more by this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

lilawood's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

hbby's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape