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tigertheory's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
And thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
To read this merely as a children’s book does not do it justice. Even though born in 2000, I grew up watching the 1953 version on VHS over and over again and the discrepancy between the two versions feels like a perfect illustration for the point the story is making about growing up. Reading it back makes me want to both be young again as well as to apologize to my mother.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Racial slurs
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Confinement, and War
cosmopsis's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, War, and Classism
writewithapendragon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
OBVIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF NATIVE CHARACTERS, slurs included, stereotypes used. Period-typical language and stereotypes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail