Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

13 reviews

brittaka's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fatphobia

Moderate: Xenophobia and Body shaming

breadbummer's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I've been wanting to read this since I was in fifth grade, and I'm so glad I finally got to it 😭 What a fun, enjoyable story! Neither Ella nor Char are explicitly stated as trans, but ohhhhh my god they give off the most transgender energy, and I'm totally here for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death and Ableism

emilywc's review against another edition

4.0

I used to read this on repeat as a kid. Still loved it as an adult, but deducted a star for the fat-phobia and body shaming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Ableism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Confinement

takarakei's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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? Yes

Reread (from childhood). Reads pretty typical for a young fantasy/fairytale retelling from the 90s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

rosymilk's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Child abuse

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

There’s definitely a nostalgia factor here but I love this book a lot :) 
It’s been a really long time since I read the book (I’ve seen the movie a lot though) and I didn’t realize how different it was from the movie until just now. I don’t mind the differences and really they could be two different stories, which is fine because I love both of them :) 
But this is a fun book and I love Ella and Char, they’re adorable :)    
You can definitely see some things in here that wouldn’t fly today (the amount of “fat = bad” in this book is a little iffy, and the way that some of the magical creatures are treated is… interesting?) but other than that it’s a fun read (my elementary  school self was obsessed with this one)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

libbyhb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This is one of my favorite books of all time. Like, maybe #2 behind Pride and Prejudice? I love it so much. I first read this when I was 8, and I've read it every 1-2 years in the 19 years since then. This time around, I specifically noticed the efficiency in Gail Carson Levine's writing. She communicates so much in brief sentences just by choosing the most descriptive but simple words (somehow). I love the character development in this - Ella, Char, Mandy, Ella's mother are all so beautifully shaped as the story unfolds. Even Sir Peter is so interestingly fleshed out so as to not make him too one-dimensional. Reading this as an adult, there are a couple things I find annoying and unnecessary, the most important being the fatphobia with regards to Ella's stepmother and stepsisters. But overall, I still love this book so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia

halcyonkathryn's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

ebiekay's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

renee8fe8a'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? Yes

4.25

I read this book twice in my life, once as a fourth grader and once 10 years later. It holds up as a fun, light novel that I believe all ages can enjoy. Other than some body shaming (which seems common to many retellings of Cinderella) it holds up surprisingly well in the modern age.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death