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ribbonquest's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Mary is still an unpleasant girl, but aged up from 10 to 15 so she can have a crush on Sophie, the free-spirited local girl. The setting is now Ontario and the locals are all of indigenous blood (the world "half-breed" is used a lot.)
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Colonisation
smagzisreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
bunnypunk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical trauma and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
crystalisreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Lesbophobia
Threats of being sent to Indian boarding schoolnimeneth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I also didn't love the characters. Mary was alright, and I liked Flora, but the rest of the characters just felt a little shallow? Not sad I read this overall but I think I set my expectations wrong.
Graphic: Racism and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent
rosemina2016's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Racism
brooketreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I did find the story predictable. As I said, I haven’t read The Secret Garden so I have no clue how closely it follows that. I found the pacing a little off - this may be just me. I’m not really a fan of historical fiction, so this may have been some of my issue.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent and Classism
spacerkip's review against another edition
2.5
Some of the reasons this didn't quite click are entirely personal - I found the third act conflict pretty triggering (child abuse involving isolation and subjecting someone to harmful medical treatments), so I skimmed through a lot of the last chapters. I also wish there was more time spent in the titular secret garden. I remember there being a lot of attention drawn to different plants and how to tend a garden in the original, and I would have enjoyed seeing this translated with Ontarian plants and wildlife.
All in all, an enjoyable read! Gonna keep going down the list of these remixes.
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism and Classism
queersubtext's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and Gaslighting
tlaynejones's review
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Racism, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit