Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Anděl Vicky by Jacqueline Wilson, Jacqueline Wilson

7 reviews

pikkumarja's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Mikä nostalgiamatka lapsuuden lukuharrastukseen! Varmaan monet muutkin ovat lukeneet Jacqueline Wilsonin kirjoja lapsena paljon ja voivat samaistua siihen, ettei melkein mikään tunnu niin nostalgiselta kuin palata omien suosikkien pariin. Lapsena rakastin surullisia tarinoita, joita Wilson todella kirjoitti, joten Ystäväni Vicky oli oikeastaan lukuharrastukseni ydinaluetta.

Aikuisena kirja toimii kohtalaisen hyvin. Onhan tämä kirjoitettu selvästi lapselle ja lapsentasoisesti, lyllerö ja möhömaha pahimpina haukkumasanoina ikinä. Parasta kirjassa on ehdottomasti ihanat opettajat. Ystävään liittyvät ristiriitaiset tunteet on kirjoitettu hyvin, mutta tuntuu, että osa kirjassa käsitellyistä teemoista oli tähän vähän väkisin tungettu.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content

madeleinebay's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, Car accident

coriblake's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Covers the topic of grief in a way that is surprisingly nuanced and might provide children with the language to explain what they are feeling. Though rather dark, this unsanitized view of grief may be something children in similar situations may have an easier time relating to. However, this book gets major marks off for the way it covers a grown man's attraction to an underage girl. Is there a way to cover a topic like this that may be beneficial for children? Yes. But having it included as a D plot that is never resolved or critically addressed feels weirdly trivializing and left a bad taste in my mouth. For that reason alone, I would hesitate giving this book to Wilson's target demographic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts

rachelizx's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief

Moderate: Body shaming

luveloise3's review against another edition

2.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer

rory_john14's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Murder

bookstorebinge's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit