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bookbrig's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
The best book about manners ever. I just love the illustrations and the bad rabbit. Hee! Fierce!
woolfardis's review against another edition
4.0
Holy shit Beatrix.
I honestly don't know if I love this or am completely horrified. I've spoken at length in my previous reviews of the darkness in Beatrix's stories and how much I love it but I think this might be taking it slightly too far, especially considering this book is written for very, very young children compared with her other stories.
Obviously it is a tale about being nice and kind and if you're a horrible little childbunny you'll get your tail shot off, but it is a little bit missing the metaphor and going straight for the jugular, as it were. I think I love the bluntness but I would absolutely think twice about reading this to a child. Beatrix was an epic badarse no mistake. I believe she did not bear any children herself which probably explains a couple of things...
I honestly don't know if I love this or am completely horrified. I've spoken at length in my previous reviews of the darkness in Beatrix's stories and how much I love it but I think this might be taking it slightly too far, especially considering this book is written for very, very young children compared with her other stories.
Obviously it is a tale about being nice and kind and if you're a horrible little childbunny you'll get your tail shot off, but it is a little bit missing the metaphor and going straight for the jugular, as it were. I think I love the bluntness but I would absolutely think twice about reading this to a child. Beatrix was an epic badarse no mistake. I believe she did not bear any children herself which probably explains a couple of things...
beckyisbookish's review against another edition
4.0
Was a little scary with the hunter but still cute
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
Another story by Beatrix I wasn't expecting. This story is for the very young. The nephew is 3 and he enjoyed it. It's short and the artwork holds up. This is a simple story about the consequences of what happens when you act bad. Good vs evil, the most basic theme of all time. This takes about 5 minutes to read - very quick.
hopegirl0727's review against another edition
3.0
All of Beatrix Potter's books have a slightly disturbing quality to them, but I think this one takes the prize. Incredibly short and also grim. There is a bad little rabbit and because he is bad his tail and whiskers get shot off by a hunter. Yikes!
octavia_cade's review against another edition
3.0
I'm don't think I've ever come across a modern picture book where the moral thesis is so bluntly and apologetically stated. Steal a carrot, GET SHOT. Of course, Potter's illustrations leave off the blood trail as the Fierce Bad Mutilated Rabbit gets away, but it's very prettily drawn for all that (perhaps because of all that), if rather thin on storyline.
strawberrycakes's review against another edition
3.0
wow. I mean, I love Beatrix Potter, and I really loved the drawings in this book. But morally, it was a bit reprehensible. You can't just put everything into the categories "good" and "bad".
So yeah. My two cents.
So yeah. My two cents.
emkoshka's review against another edition
4.0
The eponymous 'hero' makes Peter Rabbit look like a saint. He's kinda cute, but he also gets his comeuppance. Lessons? Crime doesn't pay, and there'll always be a man with a gun out to get you (or your carrot).
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