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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I read the graphic novel adaptation of this book to a 3rd grade class. I brought my copy of the book in to show them the original novel and they asked me to read it to them. I was very impressed with how much they enjoyed a somewhat old fashioned book. It doesn't have a lot of action and the children in the book are so far removed from what my students experience. It's almost a little difficult to read out loud because the language structure is a little different. But they did enjoy it very much and decided they liked the novel better than the graphic novel because there were a lot more details in the novel. I appreciated their response to the book. I didn't expect them to like it as much as they did.
(Although technically the audiobook was actually a BBC radio play adaptation.)
Not as good (as my memory of) Minnow on the Say, which I read as a child, but a good read all the same.
I read this book as a little girl and could not remember the title or the author for years! I just knew the skeliton of the story and that I really liked it. Now that I accidentally came across the title again, I have to put it in at once so I don't forget it again.
Die schönsten Ferienpläne sind geplatzt: Toms Bruder hat die Masern ! Daher wird Tom bei Onkel Alan und Tante Gwen (in Castleford, England) einquartiert, um sich nicht anzustecken. Endlose Langeweile scheint unvermeidbar. Doch dann geschieht das Unfassbare : Die alte Standuhr im Treppenhaus schlägt 13. Und in dieser magischen Stunde nach Mitternacht verwandelt sich der graue Hinterhof des Hauses in einem zauberhaften Garten. Nacht für Nacht schleicht Tom fortan hinaus und entdeckt eine fremde Welt in einer längst vergangenen Zeit.
Ich habe die Angewohnheit, bevor ich ein Buch abbreche erst noch einmal die Amazon Rezensionen zu prüfen. Diese geben mir manchmal einen Hinweis darauf, ob das Buch noch besser wird oder nicht. So habe ich nach ca 70 Seiten auch dieses Buch, welches ein Spontankauf beim Buchhändler war, bei Amazon nachgeschlagen. Eine Rezension besagte, dass das Buch ab der Hälfte deutlich besser wird. Tatsächlich nahm die Geschichte an Tempo auf und wurde noch zu einer recht zauberhaften Kindergeschichte, die aber leider insgesamt gesehen doch eher langweilig war.
Ich habe die Angewohnheit, bevor ich ein Buch abbreche erst noch einmal die Amazon Rezensionen zu prüfen. Diese geben mir manchmal einen Hinweis darauf, ob das Buch noch besser wird oder nicht. So habe ich nach ca 70 Seiten auch dieses Buch, welches ein Spontankauf beim Buchhändler war, bei Amazon nachgeschlagen. Eine Rezension besagte, dass das Buch ab der Hälfte deutlich besser wird. Tatsächlich nahm die Geschichte an Tempo auf und wurde noch zu einer recht zauberhaften Kindergeschichte, die aber leider insgesamt gesehen doch eher langweilig war.
Written for upper elementary ages and beyond, I still found myself absolutely charmed by this sweet book. As an adult, there are themes that really strike a sweet chord with growing older and reflecting on the past. A short and sweet read that I would recommend!
This story is magical and written in the style of English children's books. At times I got confussed, but at the end I got it. An okay story, but missed something.
It grieves me to rate a middle grade book written in 1958 so low, but I just didn't like this book. When I think gardens at midnight, I always think 'magical' but this book was anything but. The problem I had with it is it lacked foundation. There was no building of the story. On one page, we learn Tom discovers a back garden that isn't there during the day then, on the next page, he's visited the garden during many seasons. From that point, the story lost me. Mainly because I didn't find there to be a story at all. I had been really excited to read this one. So disappointing.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated