Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones

9 reviews

eclipseoforion's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

One of my favourite books from my childhood, and it's been perfect in getting me to enjoy reading something again. For the first time in a while I found myself wanting to read instead of playing a video game or watching youtube

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse and Incest

inkshadows's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Toxic friendship

the_cheerful_necromancer's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ported over from my now-abandoned Goodreads:
Glorious fun! I was lucky enough to discover the Chrestomanci series right before I aged out of their target audience.
Wynne Jones' world pulls me in perfectly every time; every single setting feels wonderfully real and charming, if you'll excuse the pun. These are definitely comfort books for me and Charmed Life is no exception. It's a great little tale of strange new beginnings, surprisingly dark circumstances, and stepping out of someone else's shadow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism, Child death, and Incest

Readers should note that this book, unfortunately, falls into the all-too-common trend of "fat people are usually mean or unpleasant." There are some 'plump' characters who are good or morally grey, but unfortunately it does play into this trope all the same. Otherwise, I've not rated any of the themes as "severe" as none of them are graphic, they are all age-appropriate. However, note that the main characters are orphans and the main character's sister is emotionally abusive. [child death]:

the main character has nine lives, and lost one in childbirth (being born) and another when his sister made him sick by magic.

The main characters' parents are mentioned to be cousins.

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

Considering it’s an abridged version, it hits all the main point in the plot. I had fun revisiting the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Death of parent

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the story more than Howl's Moving Castle, but there were a lot of weird comments in this book. I mean, it is older, so that's probably why. It just caught me off guard sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Incest

Moderate: Child abuse

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Grief, and Incest

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Physical abuse, and Racism

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

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

5.0

I read this series in high school and absolutely loved it. Right now, I'm rereading it with my husband because now that I've introduced him to Diana Wynne Jones, he's obsessed. I loved this book just as much as an adult. There are a few parts that show their age, of course. The conclusion of the 9 girls situation is so characteristic of Diana's writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence, Child abuse, and Child death

Toxic sibling