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jeckehecke 's review for:
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
Loved this as a kid but rereading this as an adult for the second or third time, I am much more aware of the (post)colonial and feminist criticism that this novel has rightly been subjected too and I find it a bit more exhausting to read. It's not just a tale about nature and friendship that heals, the didactic submessage just cannot be ignored.