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The Secret Garden Illustrated by Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.06 AVERAGE

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kimouise's review against another edition

4.5
lighthearted
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jessiejolly's review against another edition

4.75
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated
This novel is a classic. I could have done without the racism 
early on in the book and the ableism throughout, but the book is over 100 years old so I go into books of that age knowing I will encounter those themes. 

It’s beautifully written, and I like the aspects of the effect of positive thinking. The audiobook is absolutely beautifully done. The recording is beautiful and the narrator is incredible. 4.75 out of 5. 
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bookdom_fandom's review against another edition

4.0
Read 2020
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readingwith_grace's review against another edition

4.75
hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lstout1113's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

egramich's review against another edition

5.0
Absolutely my favourite children's book. The story is so heartwarming and simple, but yet there are so many things beneath the surface. The description of nature and the garden giving life to the two children really moved me. Even the preachy ending is forgivable, entrenched in a heavily moralistic Victorian world - it's like a window into a forgotten world, a forgotten view of things.

Anyway, I just really like it.

gabrielasantolive's review against another edition

3.75
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

sithae's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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carly_duckett's review against another edition

2.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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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_onomsss's review against another edition

4.75
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Secret Garden is one of the most delightful books I've read. It is vivid and filled with stunning imagery. It approaches serious topics like death and illness with gentleness. It has lovable characters, beautiful phrases and sentences, and subtle wisdom weaved into the paragraphs. One character I wish to meet in real life is Mother a.k.a Mrs Susan Sowerby. She's gentle, and wise, and warm. The Secret Garden is a book I wish I could read for the first time, again.