A review by harukoreads
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

3.0

This was a nostalgic reread, and it's definitely one of the more interesting ones I've done. This book, and Eva Ibbotson's work in general, seems to embody both the best and worst of the British children's literature of the period. At its best it's quirky and charming, and at its worst it's needlessly cruel (why does this book hate fat people so much??). That said, I am glad I reread this, and I do think this is one of the more enjoyable rereads I've done this year, even if I wouldn't recommend it to kids now.