Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

8 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

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

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, and Confinement

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

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

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

surelyinthefountain's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.25

MY CHILDHOOD! (but less good when rose-colored glasses are removed, sadly)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia