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Pippi Langkous

Astrid Lindgren

3.95 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

when i first read this, i was very little, but i love this book even it's for little kids. nevermind :D
maybe i just needed that happiness of pippi and her friends, i don't know.
i just read this book again and i love it.
lighthearted fast-paced
adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted fast-paced

Pippi Longstocking is a demi-god. She can lift a horse with one hand, she's got a purse with unlimited money, she has a trickster's spirit, and she can see into the hearts and shortcomings of adults with carefree dismissal. I loved this book--highly unusual format and conflict construction. Astrid Lindgren cuts the strings of the heroes journey recipe and does something quite original. This classic is light and fun and definitely worth reading for anyone interested in wacky middle-grade and enduring kid's lit.
adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes

I read "Pippi Longstocking" with my daughter and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I got so much pleasure out of her astonished and gleeful reaction to all the outrageous things that Pippi does in the story --the very same reaction I remember having as a child. It was a joy to read it together.