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A review by flicker_black
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
A classic that is widely received and loved. Agreed that I am a bit too late in terms on age to read this and maybe that is the reason I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would.
For a book that’s just a bit over 100 pages, it was fine, but what’s the point of the book though? I just couldn’t see any moral message it might potentially have to a middle schooler. The family members were a bit too problematic which I think gets looked over frequently and what’s even up with that relationship between the music teacher and the kid? Ew. Straight up disgusting, why would a teacher want to take her student in her car on a free day to a museum and buy him ice cream and remember they were by themselves, like lady just go with people of your age.
If I wanted to read a suburban book that deals with grief, I would rather read and recommend “Where the red ferns grow” by Wilson Rawls (which by the way had problematic elements too but I thought was better than this).
For a book that’s just a bit over 100 pages, it was fine, but what’s the point of the book though? I just couldn’t see any moral message it might potentially have to a middle schooler. The family members were a bit too problematic which I think gets looked over frequently and what’s even up with that relationship between the music teacher and the kid? Ew. Straight up disgusting, why would a teacher want to take her student in her car on a free day to a museum and buy him ice cream and remember they were by themselves, like lady just go with people of your age.
If I wanted to read a suburban book that deals with grief, I would rather read and recommend “Where the red ferns grow” by Wilson Rawls (which by the way had problematic elements too but I thought was better than this).