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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Nostalgic read. Took me right back to my stacks of library books in second grade. Funny, lighthearted, and nothing deep to think about. Just a funny book great for a simple kids read.
This book has been suggest on many list of what books to read to your son, so I indulged. I didn't care for it. I liked the chapter on the donuts, but that's about it. I found it old-fashioned without being endearing. I have the next book in the series but I think I'll pass.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had COMPLETELY forgotten that this book existed until I saw it the other day at work. I just HAD to bring it home and read it again, and it lived up to my childhood memory. What a great book! I think Robert McCloskey is one of my favorite childhood authors.
What a cute book full of silly little tales. This was written a while ago, but the innocence and curiosity of this boy and his adventures stays true. I think I meant to read this with my sons, but ended up just reading it on my own. I was still entertained.
This was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. What a wonderful depiction of small town American life. This time around, I picked up on all of the Greek connections, and I think McCloskey was probably trying to write this as a sort of collection of modern American fables.
I listened to this on audiobook, and while the narrator was excellent, this is much better to read as a book because the illustrations are probably the best part of the book.
I listened to this on audiobook, and while the narrator was excellent, this is much better to read as a book because the illustrations are probably the best part of the book.
Homer Price is what books are meant to be. If Homer of the Iliad and the Odyssey fame wrote Homer Price, his fame would actually be justified.
The stories were hilarious and clever: the Pied Piper of Hamelin spin-off, the doughnut machine, the balls of yarn, the suburb-building satire, etc. However, I couldn't get past the sexism and racism, especially in light of the fact that we were reading this book together as a family. This book has not aged well.