Reviews

Piglettes by Clémentine Beauvais

claire_my's review against another edition

3.0

3,5/5
un très bon roman jeunesse à mettre entre les mains de tous!
C'est drôle, émouvant et l'on en apprend plus sur l'estime de soi.
je regrette un peu le.tournant «gentillet» que prend le livre dans le dernier tiers.

courtkj's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

m_e_s_s's review against another edition

5.0

Genialna książka, po prostu genialna. Zabawna, szczera i motywująca opowieść o tym że nie liczy się co inni o tobie myślą. W zakończeniu czekałam na "wielkie bum", które nie nastąpiło. Koniec był bardzo życiowy, nie przesadzony. Co też mi się podobało.

lou_christie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

aimelou's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kathrynmhairi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lucy_12's review against another edition

3.0

Perhaps it's the author's style, or the fact it's aimed at a YA audience, or maybe some subtlety has been lost in translation, but I found the narration a bit OTT at first.

Once I acclimatised however, this was enjoyable romp through rural France and a heartening tale of courage and friendship.

A few reviewers in here are complaining that many aspects are just not realistic, but isn't that why we read? To escape reality?

(Plus they have a few of their facts wrong. The girls bought most of the sausages from a market rather than make them all themselves, they did have a licence to sell food, they had a rechargeable fridge and several references were made to charging it, and they most certainly did not have perfect weather all the way. Hmph!)

trinault's review against another edition

2.0

Harder read

This book just did not capture my attention and I pushed through hoping the ending would make up for it but that didn’t happen either

emmanadine's review against another edition

4.0

Really funny. I loved it until they got to Paris, where I kind of feel like it lost a bit of momentum. Touches on a lot of things, social media, bullying, war, what it means to be a family, loving yourself, and faking loving yourself so that other people can't see the pain. Also, the unabashed acceptance of being fat. Mirielle loves food, and she's not going to let other people make her feel bad about it.

hellesn's review against another edition

5.0

A wonderfully original and uplifting book. I loved the brave, quirky heroines and all the delicious food. Glad I had goat’s cheese in the fridge…