3.9k reviews for:

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

3.96 AVERAGE

mchratesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a great book because it it was sad funny and I almost crying but i was fine.

is_it_chris's review against another edition

4.0

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I really don't remember, this was so long ago

thee_roses's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

readwithsofi's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

chloe435's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

katarym's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad 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: Complicated

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Such a sweet timeless story.

bookish_brenna's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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: No

tornadox's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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I loved this book as a child. This is my first re-read of it in decades. I had forgotten most of it except that it was about the power of imagination and to never use a rope swing to jump over a flooding creek. I definitely ideantified with Jess and wanted to be as brave as Leslie.
It still has all of that. Reading it as an adult, I was able to separate myself from my feelings and notice a lot more. Jess is coded as possibly queer. He is reading The Black Cauldron books by Lloyd Alexander. There is a lot of fatphobia. It accurately portrayed changing gender dynamics in the 1970s. For instance, when they first meet, Jess isn't sure if Leslie is a boy or a girl because of her haircut. There is sympathy for bullies
I still love this book.

sarahmerfi's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

taylorrr's review against another edition

3.0

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I wish it was longer :(