Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Dorothy P. Lathrop, Rachel Field

1 review

12dejamoo's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-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

5.0

This book is so enchanting. I remember my mum reading it to me as a kid and I really enjoyed going back to it all these years later. Whilst there are a few racially questionable moments and a couple of slurs, you have to take this book as when it was written, and mostly it's just a sweet book about a doll living out her life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs

This book has a very white, 1920s view on people of colour. It's not aggressive but just the cultures are pretty looked down upon in places