Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Lives Of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

9 reviews

soph22's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Cultural appropriation

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.5

enjoyable but i didn’t feel connected to the characters or story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Violence

madeleinebay's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiethekeener's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Toxic relationship

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Racism

Moderate: Death

gothicmoon's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

I wouldn't let children read this, despite the story structure itself being well-built. The bigotry is just so thickly interwoven in the plot that it couldn't be removed even in editing - Millie's plotline itself, and the alienism assigned to Tacroy are inherently racist and orientalist. 

Sexism is present in this story, but it's assigned to the main antagonist and it's supposed to be one of his evil traits, but it's quite subtle in the end when Christopher overcomes his learned sexism when he accepts Millie as his equal... It could've been more integrated how Ralph's sexism is (or could've been) one of the reasons for his demise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Fatphobia

fragilepotato's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

My husband recently decided he needs more Diana Wynne Jones books in his life, so I'm revisiting some of my favorite high school reads with him. I definitely don't remember a lot of what happens in these books, so the reread has been super fun!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Strife between parents, Being thought dead when you're alive