Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

5 reviews

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Cursing and Mental illness

bibiran's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

the beauty with which l.m. montgomery described both the scenery of nature and the character's mental transformation was STAGGERING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Death

spootilious's review against another edition

reflective medium-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? Yes

2.5

 

Read: October 29, 2023
 Title: The Blue Castle 

Author: LM Montgomery 

Genre: Historical Romance
 Rating: 2.5 / 5
 Review: 

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this novel. I have never read Anne of Green Gables, then again from what I have heard, this book is nothing like those. So, I suppose that is a good thing. Regardless, I was pleasantly surprised by The Blue Castle. It is certainly quaint and adorable but feels far different from any other historical piece I’ve read. 

The Blue Castle and may things about it that I do not care for of course. The representation of woman alone is enough to have me sighing (though it was expected, the cruelty of these women were not), the beauty standards as well were repetitively shoved in the readers’ face and the amount of time the main character was called ‘Not pretty’ to her face was quite annoying. The story line was extremely predictable and at points the author grew a bit longwinded on subject that weren’t relevant to the plot; and many of the characters were interchangeable to the point I couldn’t remember who was who. 

All that being said, I enjoyed this book immensely. The writing was beautiful. Despite the lengthy bits, the story only seemed to drag in the first half of the novel but really picked up midway. The premise was adorable and I love the moral even if the ending was utterly unrealistic. 

  Quotes: 
 “Fear is the original sin. Almost all of the evil in the world has its origin in the fact that someone is afraid of something. It is a cold slimy serpent coiling about you. It is horrible to live with fear; and it is of all things degrading.” 

TW:
Body Shaming, Chronic Illness, Classism, Cursing, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Religious Bigotry, Terminal Illness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Cursing, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

lizzye33's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

asiaasiaja's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful prose, a great and well fleshed-out protagonist, one of my most favourite romance books of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Dysphoria and Confinement

Minor: Religious bigotry