Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Matilda by Roald Dahl

80 reviews

katasaurus's review

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

infjkiki's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Violence, and Bullying

molsreads's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

axonjay5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

ellie_debney's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

kcarney86's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

readingwithlex's review

hopeful inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

matilda is one of my favorite and most nostalgic movies, but up until now I had never read the book!!! while I think the movie does edge out for me, this was still such a wonderful little book. this story always resonated with me as a little one and it still does at 30 years old. aaaaand I’m still in love with miss honey. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

booksandbabble's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

erinsbooknook's review

emotional reflective tense 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

3.0

I loved this movie as a kid. I watched it all the time and still watch it as an adult. The book itself was okay. There was a part of the book that was triggering. Trunchball was more abusive in the book than the movie. The message and theme of the book mean a lot to me. As a child, who grew up with abusive adults, it great to see it was a warning in this book. It was inspiring to see Matilda get her happy ending dispute all the obstacles she went through. In a lot of articles online or the advice people tend to give children is to tell an adult, but what happens when all of those adults that we are supposed to be able to trust is toxic? I hope to meet someone like Ms. Honey one day in my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

unusuallyy's review

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Death, and Suicide