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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
I was surprisingly disappointed re-reading this as an adult. The concept of a mouse sibling and his tiny world is endearing and I enjoyed the first few chapters of Stuart’s adventures in his home, the boat race, mishaps with Snowbell, and meeting Margalo. About halfway through the book, there is an abrupt shift in tone and substance that is just baffling. Events no longer make sense, the invisible car is strange, Stuart’s day as a substitute teacher is very odd, and the failed date with Harriet is just plain weird. I feel like a different author wrote the last half and there was little to no editing. I’d rather watch the movie, which is sweeter and more well-contained for children.
This book is not good. The only part I enjoyed was how terrible a substitute teacher Stuart was.
It was a bad combination of fantasy and reality. There should be either more ridiculous things or Stuart should not be a mouse who is the biological son of humans (I can handle him being a mouse, just not the biological son of humans, like make him adoptive and that would fix a lot of issues with this book). The narrative kept trying to apply logic, like Stuart could use these things instead of something human sized because of how small he was but everything else lacked reality and grounding. And the parts that weren't annoying were boring. Just so boring.
Not an enjoyable read.
It was a bad combination of fantasy and reality. There should be either more ridiculous things or Stuart should not be a mouse who is the biological son of humans (I can handle him being a mouse, just not the biological son of humans, like make him adoptive and that would fix a lot of issues with this book). The narrative kept trying to apply logic, like Stuart could use these things instead of something human sized because of how small he was but everything else lacked reality and grounding. And the parts that weren't annoying were boring. Just so boring.
Not an enjoyable read.
Look, I'm counting any chapter books I read out loud to completion.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I have nothing much to say about this book. It is a childrens book. Maybe you can enjoy it as a child, but as a grown-up I was very disappointed. I loves the movies as a child (and actually still do as an adult). But this book did not give me any nostalgic feelings ... just felt meeeh about it.
We read this book aloud to our four year old. It captured her imagination, and it was fun to experience the story again through her eyes.
After loving Charlotte’s Web as both a child and adult, I was hoping Stuart Little would be the same thing but sadly, I am disappointed. While this book is whimsical, I mean the main character is a mouse, it does a few things that I find questionable. The beginning of the book is very cute but then it kind of takes a turn around 70 pages in.
Margalo (a bird friend of Stuart’s) leaves suddenly after discovering that someone intends to kill her, and this prompts Stuart to run away from home to find her. He never tells his family where he is going, or that he is leaving, he just leaves.
He then convinces a superintendent to allow him to teach a class, and disregards all their lessons as nonsense, and plays make-believe about being Chairman of the World. Then when he gets tired he just leaves and dismisses the class for the day.
Finally, he stumbles into a town that has a girl the same size as him but she is human. He then writes her a letter asking her on a date but tells her not to tell her parents, on account of his appearance. When she shows up and he realizes all his grand plans have been ruined, he throws a fit, yells at her, and then leaves town the next day.
Honestly, this book is a good example of showing kids how not to behave. I’m so sad that this book does not stand up to the test of time. I still enjoy other works by this author, and am interested in reading The Trumpet of the Swan in the future still.
Margalo (a bird friend of Stuart’s) leaves suddenly after discovering that someone intends to kill her, and this prompts Stuart to run away from home to find her. He never tells his family where he is going, or that he is leaving, he just leaves.
He then convinces a superintendent to allow him to teach a class, and disregards all their lessons as nonsense, and plays make-believe about being Chairman of the World. Then when he gets tired he just leaves and dismisses the class for the day.
Finally, he stumbles into a town that has a girl the same size as him but she is human. He then writes her a letter asking her on a date but tells her not to tell her parents, on account of his appearance. When she shows up and he realizes all his grand plans have been ruined, he throws a fit, yells at her, and then leaves town the next day.
Honestly, this book is a good example of showing kids how not to behave. I’m so sad that this book does not stand up to the test of time. I still enjoy other works by this author, and am interested in reading The Trumpet of the Swan in the future still.