Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones

8 reviews

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Jones creates a school full of loveable and hateable students and tells this story in an interesting manner. I liked it a lot better now rereading it with my husband, but didn't care for this when I first read it as a teen. It's an interesting entry in the Chresomanci series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fatphobia

Persecution of marginalized group, death of family members mentioned

kteq's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Self harm and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Death of parent

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

jamiethekeener's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Fire/Fire injury

veroef's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

gothicmoon's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

 
While Jones is known for her child characters that have an actual personality instead of just being "a kid," this book takes an interesting route... Brian, Charles, and Simon are all terrible boys. As main characters, I want to like Brian and Charles, but again and again they're rude for no reason. The book and characters themselves are enjoyable, but it's a shocking characterisation 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

millow333's review

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

anonymousreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia