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platypusinplaid's review
dark
emotional
sad
5.0
AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS
This book is tragically overburdened by reviews that say "it lacks the charm and whimsy of the original" like, you'd be lacking in charm and whimsy too if you witnessed the horrors of World War One
(also all the one-star reviews are from people who DON'T believe that Colin, Mary and Dickon would end up as a disastrously codependent bisexual throuple, and they're wrong)
This book is tragically overburdened by reviews that say "it lacks the charm and whimsy of the original" like, you'd be lacking in charm and whimsy too if you witnessed the horrors of World War One
(also all the one-star reviews are from people who DON'T believe that Colin, Mary and Dickon would end up as a disastrously codependent bisexual throuple, and they're wrong)
persephone0000's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is nothing like the children's classic version because it's of them grown up with adult themes of course. I don't know why it doesn't have a higher rating, but it touched my heart and I feel for them and loved this so much.
asqui23's review
1.0
This book is appalling. It's a sexed up (not to mention messed up) fan fiction of a true classic, which I might add is a children's story. I didn't expect to pick this up and have it be the exact polar opposite of what The Secret Garden was.
TSG was a coming-into-oneself story in the springtime. A short parcel of time, easily digestible and sweet. Great read, especially for girls. Sequels in general are meant to hold the same mood and tone of the first books- this is a given. Moody's syntax was similar to Burnetts, and honestly I commend that- it's difficult to do well. But the mood of Burnett's innocent little heartwarmer compared to the ups-and-downs roller coaster ride of the "sequel" is disgusting. If I didn't have a bookworm's commitment to see how she ended up hashing them all together at the end, I would throw it away right this minute. I marked this as "read", only because I'm so close to finishing that I'll probably be done with this stupid thing by tonight (thank goodness).
"Didn't like" is an understatement. If you've read The Secret Garden and treasure it, don't read this. If you're passive about it, do so if only for the sake that it's written okay and you're bound to want to chuck a rock at it- which is the intended point of literature, anyway. Finally, if you haven't read The Secret Garden, you missed out on some childhood. :)
TSG was a coming-into-oneself story in the springtime. A short parcel of time, easily digestible and sweet. Great read, especially for girls. Sequels in general are meant to hold the same mood and tone of the first books- this is a given. Moody's syntax was similar to Burnetts, and honestly I commend that- it's difficult to do well. But the mood of Burnett's innocent little heartwarmer compared to the ups-and-downs roller coaster ride of the "sequel" is disgusting. If I didn't have a bookworm's commitment to see how she ended up hashing them all together at the end, I would throw it away right this minute. I marked this as "read", only because I'm so close to finishing that I'll probably be done with this stupid thing by tonight (thank goodness).
"Didn't like" is an understatement. If you've read The Secret Garden and treasure it, don't read this. If you're passive about it, do so if only for the sake that it's written okay and you're bound to want to chuck a rock at it- which is the intended point of literature, anyway. Finally, if you haven't read The Secret Garden, you missed out on some childhood. :)
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