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loupit's review against another edition
1.0
Assez difficile à lire surtout pour un livre pour enfant. Cela se répète sans apport, le comique de répétition se perd et on finit par s'ennuyer.
En plus dans mon édition pas mal de problème dans les notes qui ne servent à rien ou ne font qu'alourdir la lecture voire la complexifiée
En plus dans mon édition pas mal de problème dans les notes qui ne servent à rien ou ne font qu'alourdir la lecture voire la complexifiée
halfcentreader's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Enjoyable bedtime story Tolkien told his son after the boy lost his toy at the beach. Clever and full of fun.
Enjoyable bedtime story Tolkien told his son after the boy lost his toy at the beach. Clever and full of fun.
greenweasel11's review against another edition
4.0
Delightfully fantastical and creative and full of all manner of curious creatures. I see why so many people like Tolkien so much. Though this story is purely for entertainment, as far as I can tell, without much of a moral, beyond the fact that you shouldn't bite a wizard's (or an old man who just might be a wizard's) trousers.
I checked this out from Manhattan Public Library on Thursday 10 February, and since I've renewed it the maximum number of times and it's finally due today, Sunday 24 April, I figured I had better finish it. I didn't bother reading the introduction in detail, though.
I checked this out from Manhattan Public Library on Thursday 10 February, and since I've renewed it the maximum number of times and it's finally due today, Sunday 24 April, I figured I had better finish it. I didn't bother reading the introduction in detail, though.
siisseli's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Suloinen tarina pienen Roverandomin seikkailuista.
emminkirjakasa's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
2.0
Jostain syystä tämä kirja ei sytyttänyt. Olisin varmaan jättänyt kesken, mikäli kirja olisi ollut pidempi.
Kirjan alku oli hauska, mutta keskivaiheilla kiinnostus lopahti kirjaan. Hyvin Tolkienin tyylinen kirja, ei vain minun makuun sopiva.
Kirjan alku oli hauska, mutta keskivaiheilla kiinnostus lopahti kirjaan. Hyvin Tolkienin tyylinen kirja, ei vain minun makuun sopiva.
lowriwigley's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
khourianya's review against another edition
5.0
I've had this book sitting on my shelf in hardcover for a while now...but I hate reading hardcover books so have always stopped myself from even opening it. Finally, with a vacation looming - I took the plunge and bought the ebook. I'm so happy I did. It's no secret that I am a HUGE Tolkien fan (hell - I have his monogram tattooed on my back, for cripes sake), so it is amazing that I didn't do this sooner. The book turned out to be an excellent vacation read for me.
The story of Roverandom was born when Tolkien was vacationing with his family one year. His son happened to lose a little toy dog on the beach and Tolkien used it as inspiration to pen a story about the adventures of another little toy dog, named Rover.
Rover is a real dog until he bites the pantleg of a nasty wizard who turns him into a little toy dog. A little toy dog who is still fairly alive in the evenings. When the toy dog is then lost on the beach, he must try to make his way back to the little boy who lost him, but he has many exciting adventures along the way. First, he encounters a sand sorcerer who turns him back into a real dog again, though a teeny, toy-sized one. Then, Rover must visit the Man-on-the-moon, where he has many adventures with the Man's little dog. When the Man-on-the-moon cannot help him get back to his normal size and return him to the little boy, Rover (now Roverandom, to avoid confusion since the Man-on-the-moon's dog was also called Rover) must seek out the wizard who originally changed him. Alas, that wizard has married a princess of the mer-people and lives at the bottom of the sea...so Roverandom must travel there to ask him to restore him to normal. The adventures continue until, at long last, the little dog makes his way home.
This little novel is so full of imagination and magic that it was a joy to read. It IS very much a children's book and I truly look forward to reading aloud to my girlies from it very soon.
Highly recommended.
The story of Roverandom was born when Tolkien was vacationing with his family one year. His son happened to lose a little toy dog on the beach and Tolkien used it as inspiration to pen a story about the adventures of another little toy dog, named Rover.
Rover is a real dog until he bites the pantleg of a nasty wizard who turns him into a little toy dog. A little toy dog who is still fairly alive in the evenings. When the toy dog is then lost on the beach, he must try to make his way back to the little boy who lost him, but he has many exciting adventures along the way. First, he encounters a sand sorcerer who turns him back into a real dog again, though a teeny, toy-sized one. Then, Rover must visit the Man-on-the-moon, where he has many adventures with the Man's little dog. When the Man-on-the-moon cannot help him get back to his normal size and return him to the little boy, Rover (now Roverandom, to avoid confusion since the Man-on-the-moon's dog was also called Rover) must seek out the wizard who originally changed him. Alas, that wizard has married a princess of the mer-people and lives at the bottom of the sea...so Roverandom must travel there to ask him to restore him to normal. The adventures continue until, at long last, the little dog makes his way home.
This little novel is so full of imagination and magic that it was a joy to read. It IS very much a children's book and I truly look forward to reading aloud to my girlies from it very soon.
Highly recommended.
carolinamcorreia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Trippy and strange. And Tolkein kept saying "And he had many adventures." And then brought Roverandom back home, leaving the details out.
jayricart's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5