Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

25 reviews

sasquatch_3's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Ableism, Colonisation, and Racism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Slavery, Body shaming, and Confinement

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Grief

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This has been on my to-read list for ages, as I loved the 1993 movie as a child. The magic of a child exploring and discovering new things was certainly there, but I knocked it down a bit because it didn't quite grab me as I hoped it would. I was prepared for the ableism, as I knew it was a key point in the story, but it's still a negative. It also lost points with me because the racism in it tarnished the entire story. The characters' ignorant comments, while certainly "of their time," made them significantly less lovable, even at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Ableism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

bookish_bry's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

This was a very enjoyable read and came at a point in my life where I needed it. In particular, the message of getting up and doing things to make you feel better instead of languishing in your own self-pity came at a good time for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Chronic illness, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

There is a good amount of casual racism against people from India. This lessons later in the book when the main character is out of India, but it is uncomfortable when it's there.

yggie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Such a wholesome, lovely book. Great cast, great development. This book is one of the few I can reread every few years and it will always make me feel better.

That said, it's very much a product of its time, and the casual racism at the beginning is definitely not ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Classism, Racial slurs, Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Grief

harkalintu's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Grief

chloereadds's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, and Ableism

anelya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Ableism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse and Grief

hannahelizza556's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

3.75

This was a lovely book. The author describes the secret garden in great detail. Th characters also become more likeable as the story progressed. The size of the writing in this book is quite hard to read and I struggled with some of the Yorkshire accent in this but otherwise it was a lovely book. I really liked the characters by the end, even Mary who is a self centred girl in the opening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship