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4.06 AVERAGE


It's a lovely classic with some sad implications, but the most hopeful developments throughout. Although the story is somewhat simplistic to the modern understanding, I expect it was both progressive and complex for the time, and presented quite novel ideas about medicine, and unconventional attitudes to sickness, disability and mental health.

A beautiful and heartwarming story!
hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

Felt like watching flowers bloom <3
hopeful lighthearted relaxing
hopeful lighthearted
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An absolutely wholesome story of hope and growth that every child should read. It helped me recover some of my child-like thought processes.
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

the sweetest children’s novel, i loved reading this and it was such a joy to see the characters grow