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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
The recording could have been better in places but the whole of the story was still rather enjoyable.
I picked this book as a quick read to complete my Pre-Tolkien requirement for a reading bingo. So the irony that the Pre Tolkien book I picked turned out to be a different type of cautionary tale about the danger of magic rings is rather delightful.
Kalau ada anak-anak seperti Gerald & Mabel, petualangannya dijamin seru.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Quite simply a marvelous magical children's tale. Despite the magic and myth here, I think I still slightly preferred Nesbit's non-magical The Railway Children. In either one, you can't beat the self-serious tones of children who take magic and relationships seriously and have a far wider grasp of reality than their distracted elders. Nesbit's writing is by far the most obvious inspiration for C.S. Lewis' style and tone in Narnia I have yet read.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Published in 1907, this is a fun kid adventure with a touch of magic. It has a similar feel to The Chronicles of Narnia.
This is a very interesting take on a kids and magic story, in the line of Half Magic but with a much stranger narrative style. The end is lovely, but the beginning and middle is so aimless it took me about six months to scrape away at the story bit by bit.
This was a fun book. Old fashioned and some parts of it would not be acceptable today, but it really was a fun adventure. I liked the characters and the old fashioned part of it.