Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Matilda by Roald Dahl

30 reviews

moonbeam4's review

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

frozenheartv's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

4.25 stars 
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🧠 My thoughts 

I really liked the strong and smart Matilda, she was such a character. The storytelling was intriguing and made me want to know what was next. The ending was very wholesome in my opinion. 

However, although I understood that the book wanted to show the cruelty and abuse that adults usually do to children, those parts were too descriptive to the extent that I felt like this shouldn’t be labeled as a children’s book. 

👍 What I like 

• Strong and smart main character
• Well-written

👎 What I don't like

• Child abuse scenes are too descriptive and graphic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

beccarox7's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely loveable book

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

bookycnidaria's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

meagangrace's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

grets_reads's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

infjkiki's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

kcarney86's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

unusuallyy's review

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Death, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

noodlebrie's review

challenging funny sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent