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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I had to force myself to finish this. The adventures were boring. I find myself rolling my eyes at the children's foolish wishes and almost pull my hair at the disasters that came with it. The Phoenix was a narcissistic bird but at least he had a good heart and the children were ungrateful.
slow-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this audiobook. In fact I loved it so much that I ended up buying it, even though it was included in the audible plus catalogue. It’s a lovely book full of fun, adventures, and magic. It was the perfect escape from real life.
There were so many funny moments throughout as the children went on adventures with both the carpet and the phoenix. Their parents were hardly around most of the time. Their father was at work, and their mother seemed to go off visiting relatives or getting away for health reasons, and just leaving the children with the servants. I know this book is over a hundred years old, but it was so odd!! The children weren’t bothered about being left by themselves, in fact they loved the adventures, because they were really bored stuck at home in Camden, in London.
I loved the BBC series when I was a child, but had never read the book, probably because it was considered a classic, and I didn’t read classics except for O’levels and the less said about that the better! I’ve just discovered a clip of the series from 1976 on YouTube and although it looks pretty ropey, it captures the book very well.
Johanna Ward’s narration was perfect, she brought all the characters to life brilliantly. I particularly liked her portrayal of the Phoenix, who although pompous at times was also good fun.
If you enjoy children’s books I highly recommend this lovely story, especially on audio.
There were so many funny moments throughout as the children went on adventures with both the carpet and the phoenix. Their parents were hardly around most of the time. Their father was at work, and their mother seemed to go off visiting relatives or getting away for health reasons, and just leaving the children with the servants. I know this book is over a hundred years old, but it was so odd!! The children weren’t bothered about being left by themselves, in fact they loved the adventures, because they were really bored stuck at home in Camden, in London.
I loved the BBC series when I was a child, but had never read the book, probably because it was considered a classic, and I didn’t read classics except for O’levels and the less said about that the better! I’ve just discovered a clip of the series from 1976 on YouTube and although it looks pretty ropey, it captures the book very well.
Johanna Ward’s narration was perfect, she brought all the characters to life brilliantly. I particularly liked her portrayal of the Phoenix, who although pompous at times was also good fun.
If you enjoy children’s books I highly recommend this lovely story, especially on audio.
Continuing my E. Nesbit catch-up experience. I will say that the audiobook narrator (Johanna Ward) really makes these even more enjoyable than they would be ordinarily. She's extremely British and very good at narrating children's literature. I found this book to be very similar to the first and thus rather less fun the second time around, so I'll take a bit of a Nesbit break for the moment.
A fun read which would probably actually be enjoyable for children (take note, Mr Kingsley).
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
More of the same sort of fun from the previous book.
There's a scene near the beginning where the children attempt (albeit in an utterly clueless and innocent way) to summon magic, which would keep me from recommending it for very young readers.
There's a scene near the beginning where the children attempt (albeit in an utterly clueless and innocent way) to summon magic, which would keep me from recommending it for very young readers.
