Reviews - The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.06 AVERAGE

kazz_springs's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

laureads14's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

joann_b's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cephalophore's review against another edition

4.0

One of my most favorite rereads (although A Little Princess is better).

bethreadsandnaps's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

3.75 stars

Slow story about a girl named Mary who moves in with her distant uncle after she becomes an orphan. There she meets some servants and friends and creates a bond with the natural world.

While this is in the same genre as ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, I didn't enjoy this one as much.

animeweeb's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

toto_mei's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

mrsbskid's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

specklecommittee's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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: Yes

I fell in love with this story

Content Warnings

astampede's review against another edition

4.0

My favorite classic I've read so far. It had such a child-like wonder throughout the whole story, making it feel magical. The biggest theme is finding happiness and health through discovering the beauty of nature and friendship. Great read.

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