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mimirtells's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.25
Puanım 3/5 (%60/100)
Çok beklediğim gibi olmasa da genel olarak hoşuma gitti. Öncelikle kitap neden Ejderhalar Kitabı diye çevrilmemiş anlayamadım çünkü İngilizce orijinal adı Book of Dragons. Zaten kitabın içinde de 8 tane farklı öykü var ve hepsi farklı farklı ejderhalardan bahsediyor. Neyse, geçelim neleri sevdiğime. Ejderhalar fantastik edebiyat içinde olan herkesin sevdiği yaratıklar olduğu için onlara odaklanan bir kitap olması hoşuma gitti. Ejderhalar dışında Hipogrif, Mantikor gibi başka yaratıklardan da bahsediliyordu. Her öykü ejderhalara farklı farklı şekilde bakmış o da hoşuma gitti. Bunu da çocuk ana karakterler üzerinden yapması da güzeldi. Okuması da kolay ve eğlenceliydi. Benim daha yüksek puan vermememin tek sebebi belki de çocuk kitabı olması. Dili, anlatımı ve hikayelerin konuları çocuklara uygun olduğu için kitap çok da bana uygun değildi. O yüzden aslında çok beklediğim gibi değildi dedim. Yine de fantastik edebiyata ilginiz varsa çerezlik okunabilecek bir öykü kitabı olmuş.
Çok beklediğim gibi olmasa da genel olarak hoşuma gitti. Öncelikle kitap neden Ejderhalar Kitabı diye çevrilmemiş anlayamadım çünkü İngilizce orijinal adı Book of Dragons. Zaten kitabın içinde de 8 tane farklı öykü var ve hepsi farklı farklı ejderhalardan bahsediyor. Neyse, geçelim neleri sevdiğime. Ejderhalar fantastik edebiyat içinde olan herkesin sevdiği yaratıklar olduğu için onlara odaklanan bir kitap olması hoşuma gitti. Ejderhalar dışında Hipogrif, Mantikor gibi başka yaratıklardan da bahsediliyordu. Her öykü ejderhalara farklı farklı şekilde bakmış o da hoşuma gitti. Bunu da çocuk ana karakterler üzerinden yapması da güzeldi. Okuması da kolay ve eğlenceliydi. Benim daha yüksek puan vermememin tek sebebi belki de çocuk kitabı olması. Dili, anlatımı ve hikayelerin konuları çocuklara uygun olduğu için kitap çok da bana uygun değildi. O yüzden aslında çok beklediğim gibi değildi dedim. Yine de fantastik edebiyata ilginiz varsa çerezlik okunabilecek bir öykü kitabı olmuş.
kbear_59's review against another edition
5.0
Adorable vintage fairy tales
Very cute fairy tales all involving dragons. I love the sass of old vintage children’s books and this one has the ring of Winnie the Pooh to it.
Probably best for 5-9 year olds
Very fun!
Very cute fairy tales all involving dragons. I love the sass of old vintage children’s books and this one has the ring of Winnie the Pooh to it.
Probably best for 5-9 year olds
Very fun!
chaledelivros's review against another edition
3.0
Delicioso e completamente divertido. Quero dividir várias dessas histórias com minha irmã.
Adorei as várias interpretações de diferentes dragões.
A única coisa que me deixou um pouco incomodada foi a forma absurda e até um pouco cômica como a cultura da época tratava crianças
Adorei as várias interpretações de diferentes dragões.
A única coisa que me deixou um pouco incomodada foi a forma absurda e até um pouco cômica como a cultura da época tratava crianças
ubercoat's review against another edition
5.0
Granted, it has been a long time since I've read this book, but I used to read it over and over in Middle School. If you like British people and dragons (with a cockatrice thrown in for good measure), it's a good, light read.
ravenlily's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
lisajh5858's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this collection of stories and can't wait to read them to my kids!
rosethorne_27's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
a_pilgrim's review against another edition
4.0
Published: 1899
E. Nesbit`s The Book of Dragons is a wonderful collection of eight imaginative, delightful and interesting dragon stories.
These fire-breathing fascinating short tales are not to be missed!
And the Blue Bird and the Butterfly sing and flutter among the lilies and roses of the Palace garden to this very day.
E. Nesbit`s The Book of Dragons is a wonderful collection of eight imaginative, delightful and interesting dragon stories.
These fire-breathing fascinating short tales are not to be missed!
And the Blue Bird and the Butterfly sing and flutter among the lilies and roses of the Palace garden to this very day.
pridiansky's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.0
All of these stories have similar formulas. A dragon needs to be vanquished, usually. Some of the stories are better than others and were probably written at different times and compiled. A mixed bag.
I saw other reviews talking about how important this author was in influencing other authors, like C.S. Lewis. You can kind of feel that the Chronicles of Narnia has a similar vibe, but I honestly think they are written better than this. This is the first E. Nesbit book I've read, to my knowledge, and it just didn't jive with me. I like fantasy and dragons, but something about the writing style I just found annoying. I think it may be a difference in humor, and the fact that it's written for children, in which she as the author addresses the reader sometimes in the stories. Some of these interjections come off as a tad condescending maybe, as she's addressing you as though you're a kid. I'll forgive it for that, since I was not the demographic it was meant for, but there are some scenes with unnecessarily long explanations, with seemingly no reason. Even though it's a tiny little volume it took me days to finish because I found it dull. I even started a new book to get me out of the slump I found myself in.
An example of the long explanation I meant:
"Excuse me," said the collector, "but have you such a thing as a needle about you - a very long needle?" "I have a needle book," replied Jane politely, "but there aren't any needles in it now. George took them all to do the things with pieces of cork - in the Boy's Own Scientific Experimenter and The Young Mechanic. He did not do the things, but he did for the needles." "Curiously enough," said the collector, "I, too, wished to use the needle in connection with cork." "I have a hairpin in my hood," said Jane. "I fastened the fur with it when it caught in the nail on the greenhouse door. It is very long and sharp - would that do?"
This whole scene is excessively long and worthless to the story. Throw this whole paragraph in the bin. What was the point of it? There isn't any point. It's just there to take up space. There are other scenes like this as well, some more annoying than others. There were aspects here and there that I liked, but overall, this wasn't for me.
I saw other reviews talking about how important this author was in influencing other authors, like C.S. Lewis. You can kind of feel that the Chronicles of Narnia has a similar vibe, but I honestly think they are written better than this. This is the first E. Nesbit book I've read, to my knowledge, and it just didn't jive with me. I like fantasy and dragons, but something about the writing style I just found annoying. I think it may be a difference in humor, and the fact that it's written for children, in which she as the author addresses the reader sometimes in the stories. Some of these interjections come off as a tad condescending maybe, as she's addressing you as though you're a kid. I'll forgive it for that, since I was not the demographic it was meant for, but there are some scenes with unnecessarily long explanations, with seemingly no reason. Even though it's a tiny little volume it took me days to finish because I found it dull. I even started a new book to get me out of the slump I found myself in.
An example of the long explanation I meant:
"Excuse me," said the collector, "but have you such a thing as a needle about you - a very long needle?" "I have a needle book," replied Jane politely, "but there aren't any needles in it now. George took them all to do the things with pieces of cork - in the Boy's Own Scientific Experimenter and The Young Mechanic. He did not do the things, but he did for the needles." "Curiously enough," said the collector, "I, too, wished to use the needle in connection with cork." "I have a hairpin in my hood," said Jane. "I fastened the fur with it when it caught in the nail on the greenhouse door. It is very long and sharp - would that do?"
This whole scene is excessively long and worthless to the story. Throw this whole paragraph in the bin. What was the point of it? There isn't any point. It's just there to take up space. There are other scenes like this as well, some more annoying than others. There were aspects here and there that I liked, but overall, this wasn't for me.