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Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Broadway Tie-In by Roald Dahl
6 reviews
uselesspirateraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Any spoilers are hidden!
As a kid, I saw the silliness in this book, but as an adult it just seems so harsh on the child characters with pretty poor justifications for being so cruel to them.
A kid was so excited about candy that they didn’t follow directions?
Off to the guillotines with them!
That’s just a joke, but here are some actual examples from the book:
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Classism
stindex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Bullying and Child abuse
obviousthings's review against another edition
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse
eliya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism