Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Matilda by Roald Dahl

9 reviews

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

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

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Minor: Gaslighting, Ableism, Suicide, Murder, and Confinement

spineofthesaurus's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Torture, Abandonment, and Ableism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Body horror

sassmistress's review

emotional hopeful 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: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Death of parent

scarlettoliver's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Confinement, Murder, and Torture

sassyshark's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Confinement

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Death of parent

reb_reads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

rini's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, and Suicide