marissasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Blood
anniefwrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Animal death, and Colonisation
Minor: War and Gun violence
ok7a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Minor: Colonisation
mnerd63's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism and Colonisation
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Violence, and War
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Death, and Violence
Minor: Slavery, War, and Racism
gymbeannz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, and Bullying
lectrixnoctis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- The celebrating of the law, seen as a British colonial building
- The hierarchy current in the world of the animals corresponds to the order of English ("good" native and "bad native")
- The importance of whiteness (in "The White Seal")
- The fear of native "madness" and contamination
- The eradication of Shere Khan, the risky outlier representative of evil native citizens
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Racial slurs
curatoriallyyours's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence
This book is written from the British colonial mindset during India’s time as part of the British colony. There are some negative or ‘othering’ attitudes toward people of colour that come through but these are a minor part of the book, which is a product of its time. I also felt a little surprised by the way children were thought of and treated, which is not in line with my own views of how children should be thought of and treated.danajoy's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death