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A review by nursena
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
1.0
I wouldn't let small children read this.
I did not like the messages it may deliver to the intended age-group. There are examples of every-so-slightly-made racial comments and gender roles.
The 'beautiful' is girl pure and good and she wins at the end? Though all she ever wants to do is to marry the 'Big Man' and 'take care of him'? She even thinks about 'brushing his moustache and massaging his ankles when they're swollen'.
Even though, the 'Big Man' has absolutely no idea about who this beautiful blonde girl is, he immediately falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She says she isn't a Black Witch-something he wants in a wife-, but a White one. Does he care? No. No, because she's pretty.
The only good thing about this book, in my opinion, is Terrence and his story. The setting of foster home was interesting and Terence had a lot of potential as a lead character-even though it didn't happen.
I did not like the messages it may deliver to the intended age-group. There are examples of every-so-slightly-made racial comments and gender roles.
The 'beautiful' is girl pure and good and she wins at the end? Though all she ever wants to do is to marry the 'Big Man' and 'take care of him'? She even thinks about 'brushing his moustache and massaging his ankles when they're swollen'.
Even though, the 'Big Man' has absolutely no idea about who this beautiful blonde girl is, he immediately falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She says she isn't a Black Witch-something he wants in a wife-, but a White one. Does he care? No. No, because she's pretty.
The only good thing about this book, in my opinion, is Terrence and his story. The setting of foster home was interesting and Terence had a lot of potential as a lead character-even though it didn't happen.