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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I do feel a little uncomfortable reading about Christopher Robin, knowing that he thought his father exploited him, and it does seem totally unfeeling to immortalise your child with lines like when he asks the narrator if he wants to look at him in the bath - obviously your kid is going to get bullied for that at school. Change the names! But just looking at this as a story, it is delightful and funny and charming.
It is framed as the narrator telling Christopher Robin stories of his (Christopher Robin) adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh (Pooh Bear). To be honest, I could do without this framing device.
The chapters are short stories really, but they do occasionally refer back to previous adventures to make it feel a bit like this is one cohesive story. The characters are mostly self-absorbed and rude, so I don't particularly like them, with the exception of Pooh, who aside from his crippling honey addiction, seems to genuinely care about the others. The only story that didn't really land well was the one in which Kanga and Roo come to live in the forest, and the others are jealous, so Rabbit hatches a plan to abduct Roo. Everything turns out all right... for no particular reason really. It's still a really cruel thing to do. Kanga has revenge on Piglet for it, but Rabbit gets away with it. I could have done with a bit more conclusion to each chapter but that's probably just because I'm not a child.
It is framed as the narrator telling Christopher Robin stories of his (Christopher Robin) adventures with Winnie-the-Pooh (Pooh Bear). To be honest, I could do without this framing device.
The chapters are short stories really, but they do occasionally refer back to previous adventures to make it feel a bit like this is one cohesive story. The characters are mostly self-absorbed and rude, so I don't particularly like them, with the exception of Pooh, who aside from his crippling honey addiction, seems to genuinely care about the others. The only story that didn't really land well was the one in which Kanga and Roo come to live in the forest, and the others are jealous, so Rabbit hatches a plan to abduct Roo. Everything turns out all right... for no particular reason really. It's still a really cruel thing to do. Kanga has revenge on Piglet for it, but Rabbit gets away with it. I could have done with a bit more conclusion to each chapter but that's probably just because I'm not a child.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I have been reading this at night as a bedtime story to Ryker over the past several months. I bought this at a small bookstore in Charleston while I was still pregnant with him; this was technically his first book that was purchased for him. I really enjoyed it. The stories were super cute and funny, and it was lovely to get to share this with my son.
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It is a very cute book, but is actually a lot more complicated that it looks.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Yes
I'm sure I must have read Winnie-the-Pooh before as I remember all the characters and had a very strong memory of Pooh trying to trick the bees into thinking it was raining so he could steal their honey, but otherwise I couldn't remember any specific events. I don't know whose copy I ever read but I don't think it was mine, or I would still have it!
Anyway, I'm so glad I got this cheap on the Kindle as it was lovely to read again after many years. As I read, some of the stories were a little familiar so it did feel nicely nostalgic. The writing style is so adorable and it does have clever little jokes or references in for the adults too.
And really, who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh?
Anyway, I'm so glad I got this cheap on the Kindle as it was lovely to read again after many years. As I read, some of the stories were a little familiar so it did feel nicely nostalgic. The writing style is so adorable and it does have clever little jokes or references in for the adults too.
And really, who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh?