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Matilda by Roald Dahl

17 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

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

lifewithastrid's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Violence

lessoles's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

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

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

thaliareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful fast-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? No

5.0

I've read this book a lot throughout my life and enjoyed it just as much as an adult as I did as a kid. There's a little something for everyone, and as an adult, I almost wish the book could have been longer because I would have loved to spend more time with these characters and to have an opportunity to fill in some of the time gaps jumped to allow the plot to advance more quickly. Still a great read, no questions about it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Violence

Small spoiler, shouldn't take away from reading the book.

Matilda's parents don't directly abuse her emotionally in a clear way, but their lack of attention is akin to a type of emotional abuse. In addition it's notable that the school headmistress does physically abuse the children at the school but in outrageously outlandish ways, and the children while traumatized are never seriously injured and the goal of the book is to see Matilda get herself and the other students out of these situations with adults who don't care.

chiaraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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