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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
4.0

It was interesting reading this oh-so-familiar classic as an adult. I had a bit of a different perspective on things I glazed over as a child. I always loved the book (and movie) growing up but times are very different now. The way I viewed Mary and her upbringing was majestically different now vs pre-teen me. I also didn’t acknowledge how the “magic” of the garden could be perceived as other things/entities. My teen son just read it for a school exam so I’m looking forward to discussing it to see how he perceived the characters and cultures.