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rafacolog's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder
vabraham's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Transphobia
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
0.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Transphobia
Transphobic authorlaurajones's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Ableism and Transphobia
vsnuffles's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
I loved these books growing up. It really helped feed my love of fantasy and link it back to coming of age in a way I hadn't enjoyed previously. It had some problematic elements and wasn't the best written, but it inspired and was somewhat a relic of its time. Unfortunately its become more apparent that the author was simply going with the times and making mistakes after she doubled down on rhetoric that harms children. I love who these books helped me become, but I've also grown beyond them.
In any case I don't believe in an 100% death-of-the-author stance and this series simply does not deserve so high a rating as I once had given it. This is due in some part to the sheer hypocrisy of its positive messaging. Like it or not, the still-living author has sullied what was once good about this series. But I do draw some positivity and hope from all this that other works will deliver on and far exceed what this series promised.
In any case I don't believe in an 100% death-of-the-author stance and this series simply does not deserve so high a rating as I once had given it. This is due in some part to the sheer hypocrisy of its positive messaging. Like it or not, the still-living author has sullied what was once good about this series. But I do draw some positivity and hope from all this that other works will deliver on and far exceed what this series promised.
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia