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spootilious's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Read: January 9, 2024
Title: Dealing with Dragons
Title: Dealing with Dragons
Series : Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Rating: 3/5
Review:
Review:
I will be the first to admit that nostalgia really shaded my view on this one. This is a series that I read in middle school (a few decades ago) and absolutely adored. Now, rereading it as an adult I can see where the story may have shaped me here and there.
Let me be clear, I still LOVE this book but I know it is nowhere near as good as I thought it was. Still I’ve never read a book quite like it (then or now) and I think it’s uniqueness is perhaps the most appealing aspect of the book (and by extension the series).
While I wouldn’t say that the novel rejects the traditional view of women, it is, most certainly an ode to finding one’s own place in the world. It is an adorable wakey play on all the fairy tales we know and love, nothing more, nothing less.
The writing is what you would expect from a grade school book and I cannot fault it for that.
There will always be a place in might heart for this work.
QUOTES: N/A
TW (Moderate to Minor): Misogyny, Sexism, Fire / Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Muder
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Murder, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping
richendareads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I loved this when I read it as a kid, and I'm glad it holds up better than I feared!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
A jinn sealed in a lead-stoppered jar makes an appearance, in the spirit of parodying fairy tale tropes. I'm not qualified to judge how offensive it is, but it did make me wince.
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