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rworrall78 's review for:
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
I've upped my rating from 2.5 because my son loved it when I read it to him
I did love the descriptions of nature and the scenes were all set brilliantly. I found Colin and, to a lesser extent Mary, tiresome and Colin's story became very repetitive and drawn out. I would have loved more about Dickon and Mrs Sowerby but they were thinly drawn. There was also unquestioned colonialism and racism particularly at the start which was horrible.
I think perhaps Colin's grandiosity was meant to be written for laughs but it didn't work for me.
I did love the descriptions of nature and the scenes were all set brilliantly. I found Colin and, to a lesser extent Mary, tiresome and Colin's story became very repetitive and drawn out. I would have loved more about Dickon and Mrs Sowerby but they were thinly drawn. There was also unquestioned colonialism and racism particularly at the start which was horrible.
I think perhaps Colin's grandiosity was meant to be written for laughs but it didn't work for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Classism