Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Broadway Tie-In by Roald Dahl

7 reviews

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked it as much as chocolate but
Oompa Loompa’s rhyme kind of lazily 
And towards the end - their songs become tedious 
If you like songs - it might make you crazy 

Heartwarming, sort of, we all know the story 
Willy Wonka has the ability to make me feel like a child  
There’s candy and whimsy and lessons about love and kindness 
Thank you Roald Dahl for a book that’s both worthwhile and wild

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Slavery and Xenophobia

kayleigh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was so cute and fun! I had such a good time while reading and really enjoyed it! I will say this book did have some issues that just didn’t sit well with me like Willy Wonka being depicted as the savior of the Oompa Loompas and the fatphobia present throughout the book. I also felt like some of the chapters felt disconnected from the one previous and made it seem like some chapters were there own little story. Overall though I really enjoyed it and it was a fast fun read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism

te_ss_i's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, and Body shaming

forsidious's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.0

 -1 star for the blatant racism and fatphobia making it near unreadable. I knew this one would be rough, but damn. Fatphobia galore and happy colonized slaves - and lets not forget these are the censored oompa loompas. The story is a classic, but even with reworking some of these aspects are hard to ignore to appreciate the story underneath. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, and Colonisation

jonessp's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Colonisation, Body shaming, Slavery, Trafficking, and Torture

teki_p's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Classism

spiperweb's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Colonisation