Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

136 reviews

exclipse's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Terminal illness

maraialou's review against another edition

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment

lolelolelolotte's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional 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

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Read it Mann times as a Child 
Still loved it now 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Colonisation

minvi's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation

beabunny's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Colonisation

essieruth's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Medical trauma

Minor: Medical content

whitne_ey's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

rceparski's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Grief

crusoe's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

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This story is very pleasant to listen to even if little happens. While the moral of the story is quite on the nose and parts are repetitive, there is something wonderful about exploring the mystical moors, the house and its grounds through the eyes of a child. 

Through a modern day lense, the story can be interpreted as slightly ableist and more than a little racist. For that reason I don't think it should count as a 'children's classic' anymore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Death of parent

emmiremmidemmi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism