Reviews

Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

_sarah_reads_'s review

3.0

Bone is light and fun, with a few dark undertones. The artwork is great, with different characters drawn in fairly diverse ways. Overall, it's a quick, enjoyable read.

shmoley's review

5.0

Reread: straight up did not remember Thorn looking like that. Every other character design seems much stronger

kimmahkimmah's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

sinorcanut's review

5.0

I will die by this statement but the “Bone” series is my favourite book series. The art work, the intricate plot, the humour, the characters. If I had to read one series for the rest of my life it would be this

whatkatiedidread's review against another edition

3.0

very weird to read this as a library grad student and not as a fifth grader. yet another middle grade book that sneaks in insults to the French.

blancake's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

3.0

 

As someone who grew up in the 90s I remember seeing this coming on the shelves but I don’t know if I ever read it. When I saw it was on KU I decided to give the first volume a try. This was interesting. Fone Bone was a sweet character who was taken advantage of by his greedy cousins. I enjoyed Fone when his cousins weren't around and causing problems. The forest and the creatures within it were all very fun and I loved that they mostly accepted and helped Fone survive the winter. I really loved the rat creatures even if they were the villains. I just loved their big eyes. 

This ends when Fone is reunited with his cousins but it still leaves a lot of questions about what is going on in the world. I probably will be continuing this series just to find out what is going on and why the rat creatures are the bad guys and no one can seem to see the dragon. 

 

kandicez's review

3.0

I'm reading this because Neil Gaiman speaks so highly of it and my youngest son has been asking me to for years. After this first installment, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. It's cute, the illustrations are charming and there is obviously going to be adventure, but not much else.

Perhaps this was just the set up. The introduction to our players, etc. but if I had been buying this as a serial I would have wanted a bigger bang for my buck!

I'll keep reading because we own them all, but this first part wasn't enough if I had to go out and buy more to continue.

marpesea's review

3.0

I wasn't too intrigued by the premise... bone-like creatures lost in an unknown land, but Jeff Smith has created an entertaining cast of characters in a world with all kinds of strange creatures (hairy rat monsters, cow races, talking bugs, etc).

This would be an easy sell to a reluctant reader since the pictures are bright and cartoonish with clean lines and the story is quick-paced.

zamakodknjiga's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0