A review by linnylionheart
Der Struwwelpeter: Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder: Originalfassung von 1845 by Heinrich Hoffmann

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

This is a cult classic in Germany, unfortunately. It was created to scare kids shitless into submission. Principles of education are very harmful. Originally published in 1845, my rating is in light of “how things were back then”, but it should be forbidden nowadays, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

child death by fire ; mutilation of a child’s extremities ; child death by starvation